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cambrick

cambrick is the obsolete form of cambric.

Meaning of cambric

Noun

cambric (countable and uncountable, plural cambrics)

  1. A finely woven fabric made originally from linen but often now from cotton.
    • Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims?1634 (first performance), William D’avenant [i.e., William Davenant], The Wits: A Comedie; […], published 1636; republished in Two Excellent Plays: […], London: […] G. Bedel, and T[homas] Collins...
    Synonyms:
    batiste

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Forms of cambrick

pluralcambricks

Questions about cambrick

What is cambrick the obsolete form of?
Cambrick is the obsolete form of cambric.

Words near cambrick in the dictionary

  1. Cambrian symbol
  2. Cambrian symbols
  3. Cambrians
  4. cambric
  5. cambric tea
  6. cambrick
  7. cambricke
  8. cambrickes
  9. cambricks
  10. cambrics
  11. Cambridge

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cambrick (page history and authors); cambric (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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