cambric

[ keym-brik ]

noun

1. a thin, plain cotton or linen fabric of fine close weave, usually white.

cambric

/ ˈkeɪmbrɪk /

noun

1. a fine white linen or cotton fabric

Word History and Origins

Origin of cambric¹

1520–30; earlier cameryk, after Kameryk, Dutch name of Cambrai

Word History and Origins

Origin of cambric¹

C16: from Flemish Kamerijk Cambrai

Example Sentences

And cambric and lawn for new petticoats, long ones and short ones.

From Literature

And then, with his money tied up in his fine Sunday cambric handkerchief, he walked up to the village of Wall and bade good morning to the guards on the gate.

From Literature

His upper tunic was of white cambric, as fine as a handkerchief, so that the bright red tunic beneath it showed through.

From Literature

The R dwarfed the other letters, the tail of it ran down into the cambric, away from the laced edge.

From Literature

He churned with excitement on his stool, his blond sausage curls bouncing on his cambric collar.

From Literature

Related Words

• bedding
• cloth
• lingerie