The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Bombazine — Bombazine, or bombasine, is a fabric originally made of silk or silk and wool, and now also made of cotton and wool or of wool alone. Good bombazine is made with a silk warp and a worsted weft. It is twilled or corded and used for dress material … Wikipedia
bombazine — (also bombasine, bambazine), 1550s, from Fr. bombasin (14c.) cotton cloth, from M.L. bombacinium silk texture, from L.L. bombycinium, neut. of bombycinius silken, from bombyx silk, silkworm, from Gk. bombyx. The post classical transfer of the… … Etymology dictionary
bombazine — s. f. O mesmo que bombazina … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
bombazine — ► NOUN ▪ a twilled dress fabric of worsted and silk or cotton. ORIGIN French bombasin, from Latin bombycinus silken , from Greek bombux silkworm … English terms dictionary
bombazine — [bäm΄bə zēn′, bäm′bə zēn΄] n. [Fr bombasin < ML bombacinium, silk texture < bombax: see BOMBAST] a twilled cloth of silk or rayon with worsted, often dyed black … English World dictionary
bombazine — /bom beuh zeen , bom beuh zeen /, n. a twill fabric constructed of a silk or rayon warp and worsted filling, often dyed black for mourning wear. Also, bombasine, bombazeen. [1545 55; earlier bombasin < MF < ML bombasinum, var. of BOMBYCINUM, n.… … Universalium
bombazine — noun Etymology: Middle French bombasin, from Medieval Latin bombacinum, bombycinum silken texture, from Latin, neuter of bombycinus of silk, from bombyc , bombyx Date: 1572 1. a twilled fabric with silk warp and worsted filling 2. a silk fabric… … New Collegiate Dictionary
bombazine — noun A fabric made from silk, wool or cotton dyed black … Wiktionary
bombazine — (entrée créée par le supplément) (bon ba zi n ) s. f. Nom, chez les fabricants d Amiens, d une étoffe dont la chaîne est en soie et la trame en laine, Enquête, Traité de comm. avec l Angleterre, t. III, p. 605 … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
bombazine — twilled silk and worsted fabric Fabric and Cloth … Phrontistery dictionary
