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cambrasine

cambrasine noun: a kind of linen cloth made in Egypt.

Noun

cambrasine (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A kind of linen cloth made in Egypt.

Forms of cambrasine

alternative formcambresine

Origin of cambrasine

Related to cambric, which it resembles. Compare French cambrésine.

Questions about cambrasine

What does cambrasine mean?
Cambrasine means a kind of linen cloth made in Egypt.
What part of speech is cambrasine?
Cambrasine is a noun.

Words near cambrasine in the dictionary

  1. camboys
  2. cambozola
  3. Cambra
  4. Cambrai
  5. Cambras
  6. cambrasine
  7. Cambray
  8. Cambrays
  9. cambre
  10. cambrel
  11. cambrels

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