Cambric

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A short dictionary-style encyclopedia entry defining cambric as a thin, fine white fabric of flax or linen, thought to have been first made at Cambray, which gave it its name. It also notes the term for an imitation of linen cambric and includes a one-line quotation from Gay.

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Date
1876
Language
English
Pages
1
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