silkaline

silkaline
/sil'keuh leen"/, n.
a soft, thin cotton fabric with a smooth finish, for curtains, bedspreads, garment linings, etc.
Also, silkoline, silkolene.
[1895-1900, Amer.; SILK + -aline, alter. of -oline, as in crinoline]

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