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camlet

camlet

9.9
A rich woven cloth originally made from silk and camel hair used for clothes and covering furniture
  • noun
  • /ˈkæmlɪt/
  • Archaic
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  • She wore a beautiful camlet dress to the gala.

Examples

  • The wealthy merchant wore a flowing camlet trimmed with gold thread.

  • In the portrait, the nobleman is depicted in a richly colored camlet.

  • Her grandmother owned an old camlet that had been passed down for generations.

  • The camlet fabric felt soft against my skin.

  • The wealthy merchant wore a flowing camlet trimmed with gold thread.

  • In the portrait, the nobleman is depicted in a richly colored camlet.

  • Her grandmother owned an old camlet that had been passed down for generations.

Synonyms

camel's hair
vscamlet
1 7.1

A soft, warm, light brown cloth made from the hair of a camel and used for coats and sweaters

is a more luxurious woven textile mixed with silk and used for upholstery
camelhair
vscamlet
6.5

A soft light brown cloth made from camel hair for coats and suits

is a more luxurious woven textile mixed with silk and also used for upholstery

How Luxurious

brocade
9 8.7
silk
237 1.0
camlet
  • Archaic
9.9
wool
140 1.0
homespun
2 7.6

Surface Forms

camlet singular
camlets plural

Etymology

The word camlet names a rich cloth that was originally made from silk mixed with camel hair. Its name probably comes from the animal camel, because the fabric used camel's hair, and that is why camlet still means a luxurious woven fabric.