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cassinette

noun
cas·si·nette
variants: or less commonly casinet \¦kasᵊn¦et \
plural -s

Definition of cassinette 

: a lightweight twilled trousering usually with cotton warp and wool filling

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History and Etymology for cassinette

perhaps irregular from cassimere

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