Also 8 etamin. [a. Fr. étamine: see ESTAMIN.]
† a. = ESTAMIN (obs.). b. (see quot. 1884.)
1714. Fr. Bk. of Rates, 378. Etamins fine … Etamins common.
1884. West. Daily Press, 13 June, 7/6. Etamine, a sort of embroidered canvas … likely to be worn at spas.
1886. Pall Mall Gaz., 3 June, 8/1. A … dainty chemiset of cream étamine.
