cambric
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- 15
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- 19
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- 7
/ˈkæm.bɹɪk/
Definition of cambric
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)A finely woven fabric made originally from linen but often now from cotton.
“Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims?”
“Scotch cambric, now largely manufactured, is a kind of imitation cambric, made from fine hard-twisted cotton.”
“His upper tunic was of white cambric, as fine as a handkerchief, so that the bright red tunic beneath it showed through.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)A finely woven fabric made originally from linen but often now from cotton.
“Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims?”
“Scotch cambric, now largely manufactured, is a kind of imitation cambric, made from fine hard-twisted cotton.”
“His upper tunic was of white cambric, as fine as a handkerchief, so that the bright red tunic beneath it showed through.”
adj
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Synonym of Cambrian
“the Cambric nation”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Cambrai, a French commune where it was manufactured.
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