camlet

[ kam-lit ]

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

  2. apparel made of this material.

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

verb (used with object),cam·let·ted, cam·let·ting.
  1. to decorate (fabric, book edges, etc.) with a colorful, marbled design.

Origin of camlet

1
1350–1400; Middle English camelet<Middle French, perhaps <Arabic khamlah kind of plush fabric, akin to khaml nap, pile

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How to use camlet in a sentence

  • The camlet Fly—dubbed with dark brown shining camlet, ribbed over with green silk, wings, grey feather of a mallard.

    The Teesdale Angler | R Lakeland
  • The Ant Fly—dubbed with brown and red camlet mixed, wings, starling's feather, pale.

    The Teesdale Angler | R Lakeland
  • Cow Dung Fly—dubbed with light brown and yellow camlet mixed, or dirty lemon coloured mohair with the hackle of a landrail.

    The Teesdale Angler | R Lakeland
  • The evening being warm, I had undressed me and put on a thin camlet surtout over my waistcoat.

    Grandfather's Chair | Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • His companion, who appeared a trifle the taller of the two, and equally robust, was wrapped in a cloak of dark green camlet.

    Windsor Castle | William Harrison Ainsworth

British Dictionary definitions for camlet

camlet

/ (ˈkæmlɪt) /


noun
  1. a tough waterproof cloth

  2. a garment or garments made from such cloth

  1. a soft woollen fabric used in medieval Asia

Origin of camlet

1
C14: from Old French camelot, perhaps from Arabic hamlat plush fabric

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