cam|bric

cam|bric
cam|bric «KAYM brihk», noun.
a fine, thin linen or cotton cloth, similar to nainsook, except for its finish, which is not shiny.
[< Flemish Kameryk, or French Cambrai, a city in Flanders. See etym. of doublet chambray. (Cf.chambray)]

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