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Word: Bombazine
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century (denoting raw cotton): from French bombasin, from medieval Latin bombacinum, from bombycinum, neuter of bombycinus ‘silken’, based on Greek bombux ‘silkworm’
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Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbɒmbəziːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a twilled dress fabric of worsted and silk or cotton, especially a black kind formerly used for mourning clothes.
Short Definition:twilled dress fabric of worsted and silk or cotton
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