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cambric

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cam·bric  (kmbrk)
n.
A finely woven white linen or cotton fabric.
[Obsolete Flemish kameryk, from Kameryk, Cambrai, a city of northern France.]
cambric [ˈkeɪmbrɪk]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a fine white linen or cotton fabric
[from Flemish Kamerijk Cambrai]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cambriccambric - a finely woven white linen          
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Translations
cambric [ˈkeɪmbrɪk] N → batista f
cambric
n (Tex) → Kambrik m, → Cambrai m, → Kammertuch nt


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All around me seemed to be in a state of inextricable confusion, out of which order finally appeared in the shape of a piece of cambric, of a quality that brought the workmen far and near to visit it.
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
Who in this humble out-of-the-way cottage could afford to wear that exquisite cambric petticoat edged with a fine and very expensive lace?
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
So saying, he pulled out his own handkerchief, likewise a very elegant handkerchief, and of fine cambric--though cambric was dear at the period--but a handkerchief without embroidery and without arms, only ornamented with a single cipher, that of its proprietor.
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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