camlet

[ kam-lit ]

noun

1. a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
2. apparel made of this material.
3. a rich fabric of medieval Asia believed to have been made of camel's hair or angora wool.

verb (used with object)

, cam·let·ted, cam·let·ting.

1. to decorate (fabric, book edges, etc.) with a colorful, marbled design.

camlet

/ ˈkæmlɪt /

noun

1. a tough waterproof cloth
2. a garment or garments made from such cloth
3. a soft woollen fabric used in medieval Asia

Word History and Origins

Origin of camlet¹

1350–1400; Middle English camelet < Middle French, perhaps < Arabic khamlah kind of plush fabric, akin to khaml nap, pile

Word History and Origins

Origin of camlet¹

C14: from Old French camelot, perhaps from Arabic hamlat plush fabric

Example Sentences

A thick, strong stuff, somewhat like camlet; Ð still used for outer garments in the Levant.

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Satin and gold are as familiar to him as camlet and fur; and there is no article of furniture in a Dutch house of the middle class that he does not paint with pleasure.

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Poncho, pon′chō, n. a cloak worn by South American Indians, a blanket with a hole in the middle for the head: camlet or strong worsted.

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There are other races which go dressed with cloaks and bornusses of silk and camlet.

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A well-fitted doublet and hose, of a grave colour, were partially concealed by a short camlet cloak of Vandyke brown.

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