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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBombazine
/ˌbɒm.bəˈziːn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A twilled or corded fabric made of silk and worsted, or cotton and worsted, often dyed black and used especially for mourning garments.
"She wore a severe black dress made of bombazine during the period of mourning." - 2
Any similar cotton-and-silk or all-cotton fabric with a distinct corded texture.
"The tailor selected a lightweight bombazine for the vintage costume design."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the obsolete French word 'bombasin', which traces back to the Medieval Latin 'bombacinum', meaning cotton. Historically, the term evolved to refer to a twilled or corded fabric constructed of silk and worsted wool, frequently used in the 19th century for mourning attire.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bombazine" is said worldwide
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bombasin
Transliteration: bɔ̃ba.zɛ̃
"Elle portait une robe en bombasin noir."
Bombasin
Transliteration: bɔmbaˈziːn
"Das Kleid war aus schwerem Bombasin gefertigt."
bombasina
Transliteration: bom.baˈzi.na
"La stoffa nera era di bombasina."
bombasí
Transliteration: bom.baˈsi
"El vestido de luto estaba hecho de bombasí."
bombazina
Transliteration: bõ.baˈzi.nɐ
"O vestido preto era de bombazina tradicional."
बॉम्बेज़ाइन
Transliteration: bombaiyain
"उसने बॉम्बेज़ाइन के कपड़े पहने थे।"
丝毛斜纹布
Transliteration: sī máo xié wén bù
"这件衣服是用丝毛斜纹布做的。"
봄바진
Transliteration: bombajin
"그녀는 검은색 봄바진 옷을 입고 있었다."
ボンバジン
Transliteration: bonbajin
"彼女はボンバジン製の喪服を着ていた。"
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