cambric
pronunciation
How to pronounce cambric in British English:
UK [ˈkæmbrɪk]
How to pronounce cambric in American English:
US [ˈkembrɪk]
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- Noun:
- a finely woven white linen
Word Origin
- cambric (n.)
- late 14c., from Kamerijk, Flemish form of Cambrai, city in northern France where the cloth was originally made, from Latin Camaracum. The modern form of the English word has elements from both versions of the name.
Example
- 1. Tell her to make me a cambric shirt .
- 2. Tell her to make me a cambric shirt ?
- 3. Tell her to make me a cambric s.
- 4. The most intrepid veteran dares no more thann wipe his face with his cambric sudarium .
- 5. The scrap of cambric that I found will tell us .