bom|ba|zine

bom|ba|zine
bom|ba|zine «BOM buh ZEEN, BOM buh zeen», noun.
a twilled or corded cloth made of silk and wool or of cotton and wool, often dyed black.
[< Middle French bombasin < Italian bombagino made of cotton, ultimately < Medieval Greek bámbax cotton; see etym. under bombast (Cf.bombast)]

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