Definitions for bombazine
ˌbɒm bəˈzin, ˈbɒm bəˌzinbom·bazine

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1. bombazinenoun

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

   "black bombazine is frequently used for mourning garments"

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1. bombazinenoun

   A fabric made from silk, wool or cotton dyed black

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1. Bombazine

   Bombazine, or bombasine, is a fabric originally made of silk or silk and wool, and now also made of cotton and wool or of wool alone. Quality bombazine has a silk warp and a worsted weft. It is twilled or corded and used for dress-material. Black bombazine was once used largely for mourning wear, but the material had gone out of fashion by the beginning of the 20th century.The word "bombazine" is derived by etymologists from an Anatolian word in Greek: βόμβυξ ("silkworm"), via Latin bombyx ("silkworm") and the obsolete French term bombasin, applied originally to silk but afterwards to tree-silk or cotton. Bombazine is said to have been made in England in Elizabeth I's reign (r. 1558–1603), and early in the 19th century it was largely made at Norwich.

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1. bombazine

   Bombazine is a type of fabric originally made of silk or silk and wool, often used for mourning wear. It is typically a twill weave and is characterized by its twilled and glazed surface. The name is derived from the obsolete French word bombasin.

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1. Bombazinenoun

   a twilled fabric for dresses, of which the warp is silk, and the weft worsted. Black bombazine has been much used for mourning garments

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1. Bombazine

   Bombazine, or bombasine, is a fabric originally made of silk or silk and wool, and now also made of cotton and wool or of wool alone. Quality bombazine is made with a silk warp and a worsted weft. It is twilled or corded and used for dress-material. Black bombazine was once used largely for mourning wear, but the material had gone out of fashion by the beginning of the 20th century. The word is derived from the obsolete French bombasin, applied originally to silk but afterwards to tree-silk or cotton. Bombazine is said to have been made in England in Elizabeth I’s reign, and early in the 19th century it was largely made at Norwich. In Moby Dick, the central character, Ishmael, describes a forester looking for work as a whaler as being dressed very inappropriately in a '....sou'wester and a bombazine cloak.' In The Song of the Lark Willa Cather describes Mrs. Kronborg as wearing "a tan bombazine dress made very plainly" as she traveled by train to Denver with her daughter Thea. See Part II, Chapter 16. It is also the name of Bombazine Island which is off the Maine coast in Casco Bay.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bombazine in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bombazine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bombazine
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bombazine
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombazine
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bombazine
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bombazine