cambric

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkæm.bɹɪk/

Definition of cambric

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (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

  1. (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

  1. Synonym of Cambrian
    “the Cambric nation”

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Etymology

From Cambrai, a French commune where it was manufactured.

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