silcottn.
/ˈsɪlkɒt/ ? Obsolete.
A material made of cotton finished to resemble silk, chiefly used for underskirts. Cf. silkette n.
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silkoline1896
1894 J. E. Davis Elem. Mod. Dressmaking (1895) 93 Varieties of silkette or silcot (cotton finished to look and feel like silk).
1923 Daily Mail 17 Feb. 10 (advt.) Petticoat of Sillcott edged with pleated and hemstitched flounce.
1923 Daily Mail 28 Feb. 5 Silcott Petticoat with small crystal frill.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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