thibet

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A form of tibet — A woolen fabric generally printed in colours; a heavy fabric used for the same purposes as furs, made of goat hair, black and finely curled.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

thibet1

nounthibet (plural thibets)

plural thibets

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tibet (“woolen fabric”).

    1914, Frank P. Bennett (& Co), Woolen and Worsted Fabrics Glossary The thibet is a fabric much used for overcoatings in the heavier weights, and may be made from pure wool, […]

Thibet2

proper noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of Tibet.
    1 more example

    […] the first essential move was being made in a design so vast and far-reaching that the whole future course of civilization might well hang on its issue. So might one disclose a tiny rill in the uplands of Thibet—and thousands of miles away the muddy yellow waters of the surging Whang Ho obliterate an inoffensive province.

    1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London
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APA

thibet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thibet

MLA

“thibet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thibet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thibet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thibet.

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