ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOMBAZINE
From Old French bombasin, from Latin bombӯcinus silken, from bombyx silkworm, silk.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOMBAZINE»
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Dismas Reinald Apostolis, 2011
The work was slow and arduous ; the overseer came often, but other customers
were scarce; still Bombazine persevered, and tenderly hoarded his little treasure,
which slowly increased. Winter came and went, then spring, with all its freshness
...
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Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful ...
BOMBAZINE. This word is derived from the Greek bornbyx (fjq/^vj), denoting both
a silk-worm and the silk spun by that insect. Bombazine is the name of a fabric
woven of worsted and sjlk i the warp being the silk, the weft (also called shoot)
the ...
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The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...
BOMBAZINE. This word is derived from the Greek bombyx (/3<S/</3uJ), denoting
both a silk-worm and the silk spun by that insect. Bombazine is the name of a
fabric woven of worsted and silk ; the warp being the silk, the weft (also called ...
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1836
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The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Difussion of ...
BOMBAZINE. This word Is derived from the Greek bombyx ((36ii()vZ), denoting
both a silk-worm and the silk spun by that insect. Bombazine is the name of a
fabric woven of worsted and silk ; the warp being the silk, the weft (also called
shoot) ...
Society for the Difussion of Useful Knowledge, 1836
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A catechism of familiar things
CHAPTER V. Bombazine, Crape, Camlet, Cambeic, Lace, Silk, Velvet, and
Mohair. What is Bombazine ? A stuff composed of silk and wool woven together
in a loom. It was first made at Milan, and from thence sent into other countries ;
great ...
Emily Elizabeth Willement, 1862
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The Magazine of Poetry and Literary Review
To fit and baste and stitch a waist, with whalebones in between, Is precious slow,
as all folks know who've made a bombazine. With fortitude dear grandma stood
the trial to the end (The nerve we find in womankind I can not comprehend), And
...
Charles Wells Moulton, 1894
To fit and baste and stitch a waist, with whalebones in between, Is precious slow,
as all folks know who've made a bombazine. With fortitude dear grandma stood
the trial to the end (The nerve we find in womankind I can not comprehend), And
...
Charles Wells Moulton, 1894
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The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles
Uses: hat braids. bombase See bombace cotton. bombasi 1. A Venezuelan term
for cotton bunting. 2. A type of printed cotton cloth napped on one side, used in
Paraguay. bombasin See bombazine 1. ∞bombasin cotton As formerly used, ...
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The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...
BOMBAZINE. This word is derived from the Greek bombyx (0o>0v?), denoting
both a silk-worm and the silk spun by that insect. Bombazine is the name of a
fabric woven of worsted and silk ; the warp being the silk, the weft (also called
shoot) ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOMBAZINE»
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bombazine is used in the context of the following news items.
Dictionary Of American Regional English Threatened By Lack Of …
Maryland dialect or Southern turns of phrase aren't the equivalent of a whole language, but the loss of bombazine and noodling would still limit ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
GHS players bring fairy tale to stage
... a servant at Madame Bombazine's Royal Academy of Royalty and brings humor, wit, romance, and the hatred of peas to the classic tale. «The Newark Advocate, Feb 15»
At The Met, 'Death Becomes' A History Lesson Of The Fashion Variety
For proper “full mourning” dress, only deep and true matte blacks were allowed, in heavy materials such as wool and bombazine (a principal ... «Forbes, Nov 14»
The Dying of the Light
... flat silks or silk-wool blends like the fabulously named “bombazine.” Bright nap and shine—light, in other words—was not acceptable during ... «Wall Street Journal, Oct 14»
Sex, Death, Glamour: Victorian Funeral Style at the Met
... with crepe—a coarse, expensive fabric made from silk treated with heat—alongside other matte fabrics such as parramatta and bombazine. «Racked National, Oct 14»
HISTORY: Dress codes through the ages
If your husband died, you had to where bombazine fabric covered in crepe, a widow's cap, lawn cuffs and collars, for the period of one full year ... «Timmins Press, Sep 14»
Victoria: A Life by A. N. Wilson, book review: Slapdash and …
He describes the Queen as a "balloon of bombazine" and suggests that her new title, Empress of India, would have been more appropriate to a ... «The Independent, Sep 14»
Cultivating a turnaround: Aquaculture grows on New Meadows …
BRUNSWICK — It's a calm, bright day, and Phil Gray is tending oysters growing in mesh crates that float in a line east of Bombazine Island in ... «The Forecaster, Sep 14»
Director Gary Abrahams' fascination with guilt moves him to stage …
... doing Therese is feeling a bit radical at the moment,” he says, “It's a 19th-century costume drama, in period, with hoop skirts and bombazine, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Aug 14»
On the delight of fashion words
The black bombazine, with its puffed sleeves and princess lace collar, set off her white skin superbly, but it did make her look a trifle elderly … «The Conversation, Jul 14»
