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

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Example Sentences

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camlet

Barracan, bar′a-kan, n. a thick, strong stuff resembling camlet.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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 M. (Madelaine) Irwin

Poncho, pon′chō, n. a cloak worn by South American Indians, a blanket with a hole in the middle for the head: camlet or strong worsted.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Just then a man in a camlet jacket entered the saloon—cuddy, I believe, is the proper word for it.

From A Marriage at Sea by W. Clark (William Clark) Russell

Her own hat and mantle she laid away out of sight, and wrapped round her instead a thick camlet cloak of the sick girl's, which enveloped her from head to feet.

From The Old Helmet, Volume I by Susan Warner

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