About The Word Camlet
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Camlet
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What's The Definition Of Camlet?
[n] a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair
[n] a garment made of camlet fabric Synonyms | Synonyms for Camlet: Related Terms | Find terms related to Camlet: See Also | cloth | fabric | garment | material | textile Camlet In Webster's Dictionary \Cam"let\, n. [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}]
A woven fabric originally made of camel's hair, now chiefly
of goat's hair and silk, or of wool and cotton. [Sometimes
written {camelot} and {camblet}.]
Note: They have been made plain and twilled, of single warp
and weft, of double warp, and sometimes with double
weft also, with thicker yarn. --Beck (Draper's Dict. )
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