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bombazine definition

bom·ba·zine (bäm′bə zēn′, bäm′bə zēn′)

noun

a twilled cloth of silk or rayon with worsted, often dyed black

Etymology: Fr bombasin < ML bombacinium, silk texture < bombax: see bombast

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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