noun. A fine, plain-woven fabric made from various fibers and used especially for clothing.

noun. A fine linen cloth made in Flanders and Picardy, of three different kinds or thicknesses; a kind of cambric.

noun. Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.

noun. A fine cloth made from cotton or linen; cambric.

noun. a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses

"According to her, the basket they had found at the office door was woven of the finest wicker and lined in batiste; Eliza's nightgown was worked with French knots and the sheets edged with Brussels lace, and topping everything was a mink coverlet, an extravagance never seen in Chile."

cloth  fabric  material  textile  

Christa  Crista  Krista  Vista  arista  

Georgette  Lycra  bombasin  bridesmaids'  cambrick