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BOMBAZINE
bombazine
(noun) a twilled fabric used for dresses; the warp is silk and the weft is worsted; “black bombazine is frequently used for mourning garments”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bombazine (countable and uncountable, plural bombazines)
A twilled or corded fabric made from silk, wool, or cotton dyed black.
Source: Wiktionary
Bom`ba*zine", n. Etym: [F. bombasin, LL. bombacinium, bambacinium, L. bombycinus silken, bombycinum a silk or cotton texture, fr. bombyx silk, silkworm, Gr. . Cf. Bombast, Bombycinous.]
Definition: A twilled fabric for dresses, of which the warp is silk, and the weft worsted. Black bombazine has been much used for mourning garments. [Sometimes spelt bombasin, and bombasine.] Tomlinson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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