bombazine

• Jorge had hugged her to her massive bosom, neatly covered in black bombazine, and then held her at arm's length, the better to survey her. —  A Lady of Expectations
• He could see Vivian's latest creation from some couture house as clearly as he could imagine the Princess's room strewn about with silk and bombazine, printed velvets and brocades. —  Martha Grimes - The Old Silent
• Still, she had no idea what supersensuous material she could reasonably have demanded of her heroine (unless it were the mythic "bombazine" that Ernest used to talk about, in his ignorant efforts to describe female apparel), or what transcendental form of cape would have satisfied her imagination You have a lovely home," said Valeria Du Prel, "you must be very happy here Would you be happy here Well, of course that would depend. —  The Daughters of Danaus
• "You'll put on your Sunday bombazine, Rhoda. —  The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne)
• Subsequently he may continue to wear black for several months, or, if this is not feasible, the hat-band of bombazine is accounted a sufficient mark of respect. —  Etiquette

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