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bombazine

bom·ba·zine [ bòmbə zn ] or bom·ba·sine [ bòmbə zn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
twilled material: a twilled silk or cotton and worsted material, usually dyed black. Use: formerly, mourning clothes.

[Late 16th century. Via French bombasin< medieval Latin bombycinus "silken" < Latin bombyx "silk, silkworm" < Greek bombux]
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