bombasine

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A form of bombazine — A twilled or corded fabric made from silk, wool, or cotton dyed black.

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Meanings

nounbombasine (countable and uncountable, plural bombasines)

plural bombasines

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of bombazine.

    I begin now to wish I'd worn my little bombasine

    1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 93
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APA

bombasine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bombasine

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Chicago

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