Look up: bombazine

1. Bombazine
   Bom`ba·zine' noun [ French bombasin , Late Latin bombacinium , bambacinium , Latin bombycinus silken, bombycinum a silk or cotton texture, from bombyx silk, silkworm, Greek ... . Confer Bombast...
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2. 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`
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3. Bombazine
   • (n.) A twilled fabric for dresses, of which the warp is silk, and the weft worsted. Black bombazine has been much used for mourning garments.
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4. bombazine
   textile, usually black in colour, with a silk warp and worsted weft, or filling, woven in either plain or twill weave. Cheaper grades are woven with ...
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5. bombazine
   bombazine, bombasine Twilled silk cloth with worsted fabroc or cotton.
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6. Bombazine
   Bombazine is a twilled or corded cloth composed of silk and worsted, the first forming the warp and the second the weft. It is fine and light in the make, and may be of any colour, though black is most in use. It was first manufactured in England during the reign of Elizabeth I and from around 1816 it was chiefly made at Norwich.
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7. Bombazine
   `Bombazine`, or `bombasine`, is a fabric originally made of silk or silk and wool, and now also made of cotton and wool or of wool alone. Quality bombazine is made with a silk warp and a worsted weft. It is twilled or corded and used for dress-material. Black bombazine was once used largely for mour...
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