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Cambric

cambric

also: Cambrick

A fine, closely-woven white linen (later cotton) fabric, named for Cambrai in France and prized for handkerchiefs and other fine needlework; both poems personify and address the handkerchief itself as 'Cambrick.'

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Verses from the 1807 Letters Verse · 2 mentions