pincheck

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pin +‎ check

Noun[edit]

pincheck (countable and uncountable, plural pinchecks)

  1. A kind of sturdy cotton cloth with a dot pattern.
    • 1981, Mari Sandoz, Slogum House, page 21:
      [] Gulla Slogum hurried out to the yard, the stiff curls of her flat forehead bouncing, her plumpness well corseted now and covered by a fresh red and white pincheck dress and a starched lawn apron.