Cambric, a general term applied to the finest and thinnest of linen fabrics, said to be derived from Cambrai, where such goods were first made. Some of the finest cambrics of the present day are produced in Switzerland. Scotch cambric is really a muslin, being made of cotton with the fibre twisted very hard, to imitate real or linen cambric.
Cambric
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 666
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