CAMBRIC  , a word derived from Kameryk or Kamerijk, the Flemish name of See also:

• CAMBRAI

Cambrai, a See also:

• TOWN

town in the See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department of See also:

• NORD

Nord, See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, where the See also:

• CLOTH

cloth of this name is said to have been first made . It was originally made of See also:

• FINE

fine See also:

• LINEN

linen . There is a See also:

• RECORD (Lat. recordari, to recall to mind, from cor, heart or mind)

record of a privy See also:

• PURSE (Late Lat. bursa, adapted from Gr. Gupta, hide, skin; possibly O. Eng. pusa, bag, has influenced the change from b to p)

purse See also:

• EXPENDITURE

expenditure in 1530 for cambric for See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry VIII.'s shirts . Cambric has been used for many years in the manufacture ' of handkerchiefs, collars, cuffs, and for fine underclothing; also for the best shrouds, and for fine baby linen . The yarns for this cloth are of very fine quality, and the number of threads and picks often reaches and sometimes exceeds 120 per See also:

• INCH (O. Eng. ynce from Lat. uncia, a twelfthpart; cf. " ounce," and see As)

inch . See also:

• EMBROIDERY (M.E. embrouderie, from O. Fr. embroder, Mod. Fr. broder)

Embroidery cambric is a fine linen used for embroidery . Batiste, said to be called after See also:

• BAPTISTE

Baptiste, a linen-See also:

• WEAVER, JAMES BAIRD (1833- )

weaver of Cambrai, is a See also:

• KIND (O. E. ge-cynde, from the same root as is seen in " kin," supra)

kind of cambric frequently dyed or printed . All these fabrics are largely copied in cheaper materials, mixtures of See also:

• TOW

tow and See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

cotton, and in many cases cotton alone, taking the See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place of the See also:

• ORIGINAL

original See also:

• FLAX

flax See also:

• LINE

line yarns .