bom·ba·zine (b m b -z n )n. A fine twilled fabric of silk and worsted or cotton, often dyed black and used for mourning clothes. [French bombasin, from Medieval Latin bambac  num, cotton fabric, from bombax, bombac-, cotton, from Latin bomb x, silk, silkworm, from Greek bomb x, silkworm.] |
bombazine, bombasine [ˌbɒmbəˈziːn ˈbɒmbəˌziːn]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a twilled fabric, esp one with a silk warp and worsted weft, formerly worn dyed black for mourning
[from Old French bombasin, from Latin bombȳcinus silken, from bombyx silkworm, silk; see bombacaceous]
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| Noun | 1. | bombazine - a twilled fabric used for dresses; the warp is silk and the weft is worsted; "black bombazine is frequently used for mourning garments" |
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