Bombazine
/ˈbɒmbəziːn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A twilled or corded fabric made from silk, wool, or cotton dyed black. countable, uncountable
"I watched the animated widows in their bombazine dresses, capping each other's memories."
- 2 a twilled fabric used for dresses; the warp is silk and the weft is worsted wordnet
Example
More examples"I watched the animated widows in their bombazine dresses, capping each other's memories."
Etymology
From Middle French bombasin, from Late Latin bombasinum, ultimately from bombyx (“silkworm”).