Cambric

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A finely woven white linen or cotton fabric.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A finely-woven fabric made originally from linen but often now from cotton.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A fine, thin, and white fabric made of flax or linen.
  • n. A fabric made, in imitation of linen cambric, of fine, hardspun cotton, often with figures of various colors; -- also called cotton cambric, and cambric muslin.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A thin, fine linen, said to have been first manufactured at Cambrai in France, introduced in the sixteenth century for the fine ruffs worn at that period, as well as for bands, kerchiefs, etc.; in modern times, the finest linen made. See batiste.
  • n. Same as cambric-muslin, 2.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a finely woven white linen
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cloth    fabric    material    textile   
    Variant
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    batiste   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    calico    muslin    gingham    tulle    serge    dark-blue    close-fitting    woolen    pleat    flannel