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Definition of Cambrics
1. cambric [n] - See also: cambric
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cambrics
Literary usage of Cambrics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The industrial movement in Ireland, as illustrated by the National by John Francis Maguire (1853)
"LINENS, DIAPERS, cambrics, &c. To the patriotic and liberal spirit of several of our
... Besides linens, there were cambrics, damasks, diapers, sheetings, ..."
2. The Etymological Compendium, Or, Portfolio of Origins and Inventions by William Pulleyn (1830)
"Shortly after the introduction of coaches.f the knowledge and wear of lawns and
cambrics were introduced by the Dutch merchants, who retailed those articles ..."
3. One Thousand Experiments in Chemistry: With Illustrations of Natural by Colin Mackenzie (1822)
"... FOR PRINTING COTTONS, cambrics, Linens, fyc. To twelve quarts of Muriatic
Acid, add, by degrees, one quart of Nitrous Acid; saturate the whole with gram ..."
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