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Nainsook is a light, soft, plain-weave cotton fabric, used for babies' clothes.
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Nankeen is a hard-wearing buff-coloured cotton fabric.
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Nappa is a soft leather, used in gloves and clothes, made from sheepskin, lambskin, or kid.
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A neckcloth was a large ornamental usually white cravat formerly worn by men.
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A neckerchief is a piece of ornamental cloth, often square, worn around the neck.
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Needlecord is a corduroy fabric with narrow ribs.
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A nehru is an eastern, slightly fitted, long, narrow, tailored coat with a mandarin (stand-up) collar.
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A Newgate knocker was a fringe or lock of hair twisted back towards the ear. The style was popular among costermongers and thieves during the 19th century.
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A nicky-tam is a strap or string secured round a trouser leg below the knee, formerly worn in Scotland, especially by farm workers, to keep the trouser bottoms clear of dirt.
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A nightshirt was a garment worn for sleeping before the invention of pyjamas. The nightshirt was an exaggerated shirt with a shirt hem, but reaching to the ankles.
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The nobox is a high-healed sport's shoe introduced during the 1990s by the Reebok company.
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A Norfolk jacket is a man's or woman's tailored casual sports jacket loose belted jacket with a box pleated front, frequently made from tweed, sometimes fine wool for girls and women. Norfolk jacket's were popular for wearing while hunting or fishing, the looseness and pleats providing easy movement of the body.
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A Norfolk suit is tailored casual sporting suit comprising a Norfolk Jacket and either a pleated skirt (for girls and women) or knee breeches (for boys and men). Norfolk suits first appeared in the late 1870's and became popular in the later part of the 19th century.
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Northern soul was a style of trouser similar to the Oxford bags, popular during the early 1970's. The Northern soul was fitted to the waist and hips, and then flared and reached the ground covering the shoe. The waistband was wide and multi-buttoned.
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