Bombazine

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bombazine \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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