Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A soft sheer fabric made from the fibers of pineapple leaves.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A fine fabric for scarfs, handkerchiefs, embroidery, etc., woven from the fiber obtained from the leaf of the sterile pineapple plant. It is delicate, soft, and transparent, with a tinge of pale yellow.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Spanish piña, pine cone, pineapple, from Latin pīnea, pine cone, from pīnus, pine; see peiə- in Indo-European roots.]
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