BOMBAZINE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A twilled fabric used for dresses; the warp is silk and the weft is worsted

Example:

black bombazine is frequently used for mourning garments

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bombazine" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

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