cambric
/ˈkæm.bɹɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.38 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims?"
- "Scotch cambric, now largely manufactured, is a kind of imitation cambric, made from fine hard-twisted cotton."
- "His upper tunic was of white cambric, as fine as a handkerchief, so that the bright red tunic beneath it showed through."
- ""Yours, at least, Sancho," replied Don Quixote, "must be accustomed to such cloudbursts; but mine, brought up on cambric and fine Dutch linen, of course will feel more deeply the pain of this misfortune."
- "the Cambric nation"
Etymology
Usage
Inflected Forms
cambrics (plural)
cambrick (alternative)
cambricke (alternative)
more Cambric (comparative)
most Cambric (superlative)