Cambric Definition

kāmbrĭk
noun
A very fine, thin linen.
Webster's New World
A cotton cloth that is like this.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cambric

Noun

Singular:
cambric
Plural:
cambrics

Origin of Cambric

  • Obsolete Flemish kameryk from Kameryk , Cambrai

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cambric Sentence Examples

  • And they were sort of cotton, cotton cambric.

  • This covering removed, I found a white cambric handkerchief, inside of which was something hard.

  • The chief industry of Cambrai is the weaving of muslin (batiste) and other fine fabrics (see Cambric); wool-spinning and weaving, bleaching and dyeing, are carried on, as well as the manufacture of chicory, oil, soap, sausages and metal boxes.

  • I want five hundred rubles, and taking out her cambric handkerchief she began wiping her husband's waistcoat.

  • It's a gossamer sleeveless gown in pure cotton cambric with delicate white flowers and green ribbon design.

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Words Starting With

CCACAM

Words Ending With

CICRIC

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