bombazine
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- noun
- /ˈbɑːmbəˌziːn/
- Archaic
- She had worn black bombazine and covered her hair and face with veils that symbolized her separation from her husband and the unseen world.
- black bombazine
Examples
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The widow wore a long, flowing bombazine dress as a sign of mourning for her late husband.
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Night had a feel, too, for Alice, like swatches of material—velvet, twill, bombazine—a texture that shifted over the landscape.
Fiction book (2000) -
She is sick of black bombazine and wants to dine out.
Fiction book (1992) -
Startled, Adorna studied the young woman in black bombazine.
Fiction book (2000) -
In a coffin she lay, hands folded over her black bombazine dress, face swollen and unrecognizable.
Fiction book (1999) -
Narcissa departed with her husband a few hours after the ceremony, still wearing her black bombazine wedding dress, for a destination so frightening that no other missionary couples would accept the challenge.
Academic text (2011) -
During the funeral, many attendees were dressed in black bombazine, reflecting the somber occasion.
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Her black bombazine skirt rustled softly as she walked through the hall, a reminder of her loss.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bombazine comes from an old word bombax that meant 'cotton' or 'silk', so think of it as a cloth named for fine threads. That's why bombazine refers to a mixed fabric made with silk threads and wool, often used for 'mourning' dresses.