Cambric

Definitions

A finely woven fabric made originally from linen but often now from cotton.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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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