Monday, 7 August 2023

Is 'cambric' English, or is it actually Dutch?

'Cambric' is a word borrowed from Dutch 'Kamerijk'. The word entered the English language some time around 1530.


cambric [noun] [1530]
  • a fine thin white linen fabric
  • a cotton fabric that resembles cambric
See 'cambric' on the Loan Words Map

See more loan words from Dutch.

Etymology: Dutch 'Kamerijk' Cambrai, France
See more loan words from 1500s.


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