Definitions for: Bombazine

Webster (1913) Definition: Bom`ba*zine", n. [F. bombasin, LL. bombacinium,
bambacinium, L. bombycinus silken, bombycinum a silk or
cotton texture, fr. bombyx silk, silkworm, Gr. ?. Cf.
Bombast, Bombycinous.]
A twilled fabric for dresses, of which the warp is silk, and
the weft worsted. Black bombazine has been much used for
mourning garments. [Sometimes spelt bombasin, and
bombasine.] --Tomlinson.

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