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Word entry · 7 letters

cambric

Best crossword clue

"Fine linen"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈkæm.bɹɪk/Part of speech nounSorted abccimrStarts with CEnds with C1 clues
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Definitions

  1. a finely woven white linen

Word origin

From Cambrai, a French commune where it was manufactured.

Used in a sentence

  • Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims?
  • Scotch cambric, now largely manufactured, is a kind of imitation cambric, made from fine hard-twisted cotton.
  • His upper tunic was of white cambric, as fine as a handkerchief, so that the bright red tunic beneath it showed through.

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