Synonyms for cambric

Grammar : Noun

Spell : keym-brik

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkeɪm brɪk

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Définition of cambric

Origin : late 14c., from Kamerijk, Flemish form of Cambrai, city in northern France where the cloth was originally made, from Latin Camaracum.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.

As in linen : noun fabric

Example sentences :

Each of these fairies was about the height of a cambric needle.
Extract from : « A Little Book of Profitable Tales » by Eugene Field

She has more eyes than ever Argus had, and each one is as sharp as a cambric needle.
Extract from : « The Midnight Queen » by May Agnes Fleming

The cambric pocket-handkerchief was the only one known in the olden times.
Extract from : « The English Spy » by Bernard Blackmantle

Cambric is a heavy, glazed cotton fabric with a smooth finish.
Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley

The sheets—I've seen the pattern—they are of cambric—spider-web.
Extract from : « Rene Mauperin » by Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourt

Out with your cambric, dear ladies, and let us all whimper together.
Extract from : « Roundabout Papers » by William Makepeace Thackeray

How could she possibly raise the money necessary to the purchase of the cambric?
Extract from : « Red Rose and Tiger Lily » by L. T. Meade

One was cambric, one was fine lawn or nainsook, and one of dimity.
Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old New York » by Amanda Millie Douglas

Now, if there was anything that Peter Mink disliked, it was cambric tea.
Extract from : « The Tale of Peter Mink » by Arthur Scott Bailey

"You look to me as if you needed some cambric tea," Mrs. Rabbit said.
Extract from : « The Tale of Peter Mink » by Arthur Scott Bailey

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