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| bom·ba·zine [ bòmbə zn ] or bom·ba·sine [ bòmbə zn ] |
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twilled material: a twilled silk or cotton and worsted material, usually dyed black. Use: formerly, mourning clothes.
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| [Late 16th century. Via French bombasin< medieval Latin bombycinus "silken" < Latin bombyx "silk, silkworm" < Greek bombux] |
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