bomb-azine
bəˈzin, ˈbɒm noun
a twill fabric constructed of a silk or rayon warp and worsted filling, often dyed black for mourning wear.
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bombazine or bombasine (ˌbɒmbəˈziːn, ˈbɒmbəˌziːn, ˌbɒmbəˈziːn, ˈbɒmbəˌziːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a twilled fabric, esp one with a silk warp and worsted weft, formerly worn dyed black for mourning | |
| [C16: from Old French bombasin, from Latin bombӯcinus silken, from bombyx silkworm, silk; see | |
| bombasine or bombasine | |
| —n | |
| [C16: from Old French bombasin, from Latin bombӯcinus silken, from bombyx silkworm, silk; see | |
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bombazine
(also bombasine, bambazine), 1550s, from Fr. bombasin (14c.) "cotton cloth," from M.L. bombacinium "silk texture," from L.L. bombycinium, neut. of bombycinius "silken," from bombyx "silk, silkworm," from Gk. bombyx. The post-classical transfer of the word from "silk" to "cotton" may reflect the perceived
"silk-like" nature of the fabric, or a waning of familiarity with genuine silk in the European Dark Ages, but cf. bombast.
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