camaca

or cam·a·ka, cam·o·ca

[ kam-uh-kuh ]

noun

1. a heavy fabric of silk or mixed fibers, much used in the Middle Ages.

Word History and Origins

Origin of camaca¹

1325–75; Middle English < Medieval Latin camoca < Arabic or Persian kamkha, kimkha

Example Sentences

The platform erected in the Abbey to sustain the throne, and the throne itself, were hung with silk cloth of gold; five camaca cushions were placed “under the King and his feet;” and “the King’s small chair before the altar” was also covered with cloth of gold.

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