cambrasine

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noun

A kind of linen cloth made in Egypt.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nouncambrasine (uncountable)

alternative cambresine

  1. archaicuncountableA kind of linen cloth made in Egypt.

Origin

Related to cambric, which it resembles. Compare French cambrésine.

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APA

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

MLA

“cambrasine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cambrasine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cambrasine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cambrasine.

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