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ni·non

 (nē′nŏn′)
n.
A sheer fabric of silk, rayon, or nylon made in a variety of tight smooth weaves or open lacy patterns.

[Probably from French Ninon, nickname for Anne.]
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ninon

(ˈniːnɒn; ˈnaɪnɒn; French ninɔ̃)
n
(Textiles) a fine strong silky fabric
[C20: from French]
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ni•non

(ˈni nɒn; Fr. niˈnɔ̃)

n.
a sheer, crisp, usu. plain-weave fabric, used esp. for women's undergarments and gowns and for curtains.
[1910–15; < French; from hypocoristic form of Anne]
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Noun1.ninon - a fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
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Ce serpent devient ensuite riviere, puis torrent et enfin un "fleuve immense", qui emporte tout sur son passage, ou plutot qui emmene tout avec lui, et en particulier la mort, et donc la vie: "Ce fleuve emportait les cadavres; et c'etait un horrible prodige que ce sang sorti des blessures en telle abondance qu'il charriait les morts" (Ninon 82).
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