bombazine Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a twilled fabric used for dresses; the warp is silk and the weft is worsted
    • black bombazine is frequently used for mourning garments

WordNet

Bom`ba*zine" noun
Etymology
F. bombasin, LL. bombacinium, bambacinium, L. bombycinus silken, bombycinum a silk or cotton texture, fr. bombyx silk, silkworm, Gr. . Cf. Bombast, Bombycinous.
Definitions
  1. A twilled fabric for dresses, of which the warp is silk, and the weft worsted. Black bombazine has been much used for mourning garments. Sometimes spelt bombasin, and bombasine. Tomlinson.

Webster 1913