First Known Use: 1572
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bombazine
noun bom·ba·zine \ˌbäm-bə-ˈzēn\
Definition of BOMBAZINE
1
: a twilled fabric with silk warp and worsted filling
2
: a silk fabric in twill weave dyed black
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Origin of BOMBAZINE
Middle French bombasin, from Medieval Latin bombacinum, bombycinum silken texture, from Latin, neuter of bombycinus of silk, from bombyc-, bombyx
Rhymes with BOMBAZINE
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