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cambric

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Material & textiles
cam·bric /ˈkeɪmbrɪk/ noun [uncountable]  TIMthin white cloth made of linen or cotton 细亚麻布;细白棉布
Examples from the Corpus
cambricNot long up, her cambric dressing-gown was held tightly about her throat as the chill seeped through the air.Occasionally both underside of lid and inside of case were lined with plain cambric.Neither could she approve his striped pyjamas, coarse and unpleasing in contrast to Maman's ribboned cambric nightdress.She stands upright in her long white cotton nightgown from Laura Ashley, scratches her bottom through the cambric, and yawns.
Origin cambric (1300-1400) Early Flemish Kameryk Cambrai, city in northern France where the cloth was made
cam·bric nounChineseSyllable
Corpus thin or white of cloth linen cotton made


cambric
cambric /ˈkeɪmbrɪk/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Origin: Early Flemish Kameryk 'Cambrai', city in northern France where the cloth was made
thin white cloth made of linen or cotton


cam·bricBrE /ˈkæmbrɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkæmbrɪk/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a type of thin white cloth made from cotton or linen 细棉布;细亚麻布