cambric

[ keym-brik ]

/ ˈkeɪm brɪk /

a thin, plain cotton or linen fabric of fine close weave, usually white.

Origin of cambric

1520–30; earlier cameryk, after Kameryk, Dutch name of Cambrai

It needed only that—her identification of that square of cambric—to complete the evidence.

The Holladay Case |Burton E. Stevenson
An interesting display of bashfulness—a little blushing in a cambric handkerchief—a whispering to a younger sister.

Sketches by Boz |Charles Dickens
The ends of the scarf fell neglected over the soft, cambric frills of his shirt.

The Three Black Pennys |Joseph Hergesheimer
France is noted for the finest kinds of lawn and cambric, while Ireland excels in the production of table linen.

Handicraft for Girls |Idabelle McGlauflin

His gold he wrapped in a cambric cloth, put it into a shot bag, and then into a portmanteau.

Select Speeches of Daniel Webster |Daniel Webster

cambric

/ (ˈkeɪmbrɪk) /

a fine white linen or cotton fabric

C16: from Flemish Kamerijk Cambrai