camaca

American  

[kam-uh-kuh] / ˈkæm ə kə /

Or camaka,

noun

1. a heavy fabric of silk or mixed fibers, much used in the Middle Ages.

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Etymology

Origin of camaca

1325–75; Middle English < Medieval Latin camoca < Arabic or Persian kamkha, kimkha

Example Sentences

The platform erected in the Abbey to sustain the throne, and the throne itself, were hung with silk cloth of gold; five camaca cushions were placed “under the King and his feet;” and “the King’s small chair before the altar” was also covered with cloth of gold.

From Project Gutenberg