cambric
noun
- soft, plain-woven cotton or linen fabric with a lustrous finish
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkæm.bɹɪk/
adj
- Synonym of Cambrian
“the Cambric nation”
noun
Etymology: From Cambrai, a French commune where it was manufactured.
- A finely woven fabric made originally from linen but often now from cotton.
“Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims?”
“Scotch cambric, now largely manufactured, is a kind of imitation cambric, made from fine hard-twisted cotton.”