pincheck

pincheck

English

Etymology

pin +‎ check

Noun

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.