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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