Cambric
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cambric is a noun meaning A finely woven fabric made originally from linen but often now from cotton.
Meaning
A finely woven fabric made originally from linen but often now from cotton.
Example Sentences
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.
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?
Word Forms
- cambrics
- cambrick
- cambricke
Synonyms for cambric
Depending on context, synonyms include batiste.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include varnished, handkerchiefs, cambricke, cambrick, cambrasine, cambresine.
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