Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A light mixed fabric of cotton and wool for women's dresses, commonly used for summer gowns before the introduction of barege.
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Examples
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The underskirts were starched as stiff as possible, and I remember hearing a friend of my mother say she had on at that time eight petticoats beside the outside frock made of "balzarine."
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On _condition_ that you are under twenty-five and that you will wear a rose (recognizably) in your bodice the first time you appear in Broadway with the hat and _balzarine_, we will pay the bills.
The Wit of Women Fourth Edition Kate Sanborn 1878
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_ Oh, I do hope that beautiful _balzarine_ like Bel's will not be gone before another Saturday!
The Wit of Women Fourth Edition Kate Sanborn 1878
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Ann, the best gown May Jane had to her back was a mereener or balzarine -- dummed if I know what you call it -- at one and ninepence a yard; but now, lord land, what's two hundred dollar gownd to me!
Tracy Park Mary Jane Holmes 1866
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