/jak"euh net'/ , n.
1. a cotton fabric of light weight, usually finished as cambric, lawn, organdy, voile, etc., used in the manufacture of clothing and bandages.
2. a cotton fabric with one glazed surface, used as a lining for the spines of books.
[ 1760-70; jagannathi, named after Jagannathpuri in Orissa, India, where the cloth was first made ]