cambric

[ keym-brik ]

/ ˈkeɪm brɪk /

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noun

a thin, plain cotton or linen fabric of fine close weave, usually white.

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Origin of cambric

1520–30; earlier cameryk, after Kameryk,Dutch name of Cambrai

Words nearby cambric

cambrel, Cambria, Cambrian, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian Mountains, cambric, cambric tea, Cambridge, Cambridge blue, Cambridgeshire, Cambs

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How to use cambric in a sentence

At the head of the procession was a priest, and at his side a Chinese with a lantern two feet high, covered with white cambric.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
His gold he wrapped in a cambric cloth, put it into a shot bag, and then into a portmanteau.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster|Daniel Webster
Over this paste a piece of dark blue cambric, Fig. 3, carefully turning the edges even with the book.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
Behold how he prances with his manly foot, and brandishes his blade, much as if he were about to measure forth cambric with it.
The Fortunes of Nigel|Sir Walter Scott

And you exhibited to him the vial of chloroform and the piece of cambric?
The Diamond Coterie|Lawrence L. Lynch

British Dictionary definitions for cambric

cambric

/ (ˈkeɪmbrɪk) /

noun

a fine white linen or cotton fabric

Word Origin for cambric

C16: from Flemish Kamerijk Cambrai

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