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

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camlet

Her common wearing gowns, as long as she continued in mourning, which was till the day of her second marriage, were made either of camlet, or damis, or serge of Florence, bordered with black velvet.

From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) by Henry Glassford Bell

History and romance have consecrated the brown camlet overcoat, and trunks of the same material worn by Louis XI.

From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Honor? de Balzac

Satin and gold are as familiar to him as camlet and fur; and there is no article of furniture in a Dutch house of the middle class that he does not paint with pleasure.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

This hair forms an important export as well as the fabric called camlet here manufactured from it; other exports being goats' skins, dye-stuffs, gums, honey and wax, &c.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

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 John P. Kennedy