The meaning of Bombasine
Bombasine – definition
nounA twilled dress fabric of worsted and silk or cotton, especially a black kind formerly used for mourning clothes.
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Word origin
mid 16th century (denoting raw cotton): from French bombasin, from medieval Latin bombacinum, from bombycinum, neuter of bombycinus ‘silken’, based on Greek bombux ‘silkworm’.
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