[f. LINEN sb. + -ETTE.] A textile fabric made to imitate linen.

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1894.  Daily News, 19 Dec., 9/5. Velvet and velveteen, satin and sateen, linen and linenette … were wholly different materials. Ibid. (1896), 9 Dec., 10/3. A piece of linenette or dress material purchased of the defendants.

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