What does camlet mean?
Definitions for camlet
ˈkæm lɪtcam·let
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Princeton's WordNet
camletnoun
a garment made of camlet fabric
camletnoun
a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair
Wiktionary
camletnoun
A fine fabric made from wool (originally camel, but later goat) and silk.
camletnoun
A garment made from such a fabric.
Etymology: From خملة, via Middle French to Middle English
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Camlet
He had on him a gown with wide sleeves, of a kind of water camlet, of an excellent azure colour. Francis Bacon.
Camelot, Camletnoun
A kind of stuff originally made by a mixture of silk and camels hair; it is now made with wool and silk.
Etymology: from camel.
This habit was not of camels skin, nor any course texture of its hair, but rather some finer weave of camelot, grograin, or the like; in as much as these stuffs are supposed to be made of the hair of that animal. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
Meantime the pastor shears their hoary beards,
And eases, of their hair, the loaden herds:
Their camelots warm in tents the soldier hold,
And shield the shiv’ring mariner from cold. John Dryden, Virgil.
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camlet
Camlet is a strong fabric originally made of camel's hair in the eastern regions of the world but later also from goat's hair, silk, and wool, often mixed together. It is typically used in the manufacturing of garments, upholstery, and curtains.
Webster Dictionary
Camletnoun
a woven fabric originally made of camel's hair, now chiefly of goat's hair and silk, or of wool and cotton
Etymology: [F. camelot (akin to Sp. camelote, chamelote, It. cambellbito, ciambellotto, LL. camelotum, camelinum, fr. Ar. khamlat camlet, fr. kaml pile, plush. The word was early confused with camel, camel's hair also being used in making it. Cf. Calamanco]
Wikidata
Camlet
Camlet, also commonly known as camelot or camblet, is a woven fabric that might have originally been made of camel or goat's hair, now chiefly of goat's hair and silk, or of wool and cotton. The original form of this cloth was very valuable; the term later came to be applied to imitations of the original eastern fabric. In the 18th century, England, France, Holland, and Flanders were the chief places of its manufacture; Brussels exceeded them all in the beauty and quality of its camlets, followed by England. A variety of terms have been used for camlet in different forms: ⁕Figured camlets are of one color, on which are stamped various figures, flowers, foliages, etc. The figures were applied with hot irons, passed together with the fabric, under a press. In the 18th century, these were chiefly brought from Amiens and Flanders. In antiquity, figured camlets were much more sought after than in modern times. ⁕Water camlets, after weaving, received a certain preparation with water; and were afterwards passed under a hot press, giving them a smoothness and lustre. ⁕Waved camlets feature impressed waves, as on tabbies. Manufacturers of camlets had to take care not to introduce any unnecessary pleats in the fabric, as they were almost impossible to undo. This difficulty was so notorious, that a proverb existed, stating that someone "is like a camlet—he has taken his pleat."
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Camlet
kam′let, n. a cloth originally made of camel's hair, but now chiefly of wool and goat's hair. [Fr.—Low L. camelotum—L. camelus.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of camlet in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of camlet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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