Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
bombazine .
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- noun A
fabric made fromsilk ,wool orcotton dyedblack
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Examples
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As a child I wondered if they ever did, or if she was just purple bombasine all the way through.
Death of a Ghost Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 1934
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Thus, in course of time, the merchant becomes bound up in his ventures and his ledger; an indefinable flavour of the pharmacopoeia lingers about the physician; the bombasine and horse-hair of the lawyer eat into his soul -- his experiences are docketed in a clerkly hand, bound together with red tape, and put away in professional pigeon-holes.
Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country Alexander Smith 1848
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When the army proceeds to the wars, it is followed by 5000 camels, all laden with ropes of bombasine [52].
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 Robert Kerr 1784
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It presents a contrast between "The Year 1740: A Lady's full dress of Bombazeen (i.e. bombazine or bombasine, a heavy corded fabric.
RVABlogs Vic 2010
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It presents a contrast between "The Year 1740: A Lady's full dress of Bombazeen (i.e. bombazine or bombasine, a heavy corded fabric.
RVABlogs Vic 2010
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