camlet

American  

[kam-lit] / ˈkæm lɪt /

noun

1. a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.

2. apparel made of this material.

3. a rich fabric of medieval Asia believed to have been made of camel's hair or angora wool.

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verb (used with object)

camletted, camletting

1. to decorate (fabric, book edges, etc.) with a colorful, marbled design.

camlet British  

/ ˈkæmlɪt /

noun

1. a tough waterproof cloth

2. a garment or garments made from such cloth

3. a soft woollen fabric used in medieval Asia

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Etymology

Origin of camlet

1350–1400; Middle English camelet < Middle French, perhaps < Arabic khamlah kind of plush fabric, akin to khaml nap, pile

Example Sentences

A thick, strong stuff, somewhat like camlet; Ð still used for outer garments in the Levant.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

From the wool a kind of camlet cloth is woven.

From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis

There were moreen, bombazine, alpaca, camlet, orleans, ber�ge, Australian cord, cable cord, and many kinds as new to me as they would have been to a fakir.

From A Month in Yorkshire by White, Walter

A well-fitted doublet and hose, of a grave colour, were partially concealed by a short camlet cloak of Vandyke brown.

From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by Kennedy, John P.

Fawkes had now fully blossomed out in his new rôle of “Mr Percy’s man,” and was clad in blue camlet accordingly, blue being then the usual wear of servants out of livery.

From It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)