Cambric

Cambric was a kind of fine white linen, originally made at Cambray in Flanders, though the name was occasionally also applied to an imitation made of hard-spun cotton.

Mrs. Hume 2009

Cambric was a kind of fine white linen, originally made at Cambray in Flanders, though the name was occasionally also applied to an imitation made of hard-spun cotton.

Archive 2009-06-01 2009

You are to buy a yard and half of Cambric Muslin and make Charlotte a Frock.

Letter 174 2009

Cambric muslin seems to be a combination of two fabrics, my guess is that it is a very fine cambric, a little heavier than muslin as a nod to the time of year.

Archive 2009-01-01 Ann Lethbridge 2009

The widow is vexed out of patience, because her daughter Maria has got a place beside young Cambric, the penniless curate, and not by Colonel Goldmore, the rich widower from India.

The Book of Snobs 2006

Cambric -- Fine white linen, also made in cotton in imitation.

Textiles and Clothing Kate Heintz Watson

"At once a pungent, overpowering sweetness filled the air, and the very surfeit of its fragrance threw my husband into a convulsion of delight which ended in a stupor so replete that we were able only to restore the poor man to consciousness by hypodermics of -- what was to him a most violent stimulant -- Cambric Tea."

The Flaw in the Sapphire Charles M. Snyder

Cambric chemisette, made quite up to the throat, and cambric under-sleeves.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 Various

Cambric is used for shirtwaists, dress goods, etc.

Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades

= Cambric is a heavy, glazed cotton fabric with a smooth finish.

Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades