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CAMBRIC , a word derived from Kameryk or Kamerijk, the Flemish name of See also:Cambrai, a See also:town in the See also:department of See also:Nord, See also:France, where the See also:cloth of this name is said to have been first made. It was originally made of See also:fine See also:linen. There is a See also:record of a privy See also:purse See also: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. See also:Embroidery cambric is a fine linen used for embroidery. Batiste, said to be called after See also:Baptiste, a linen-See also:weaver of Cambrai, is a See also:kind of cambric frequently dyed or printed. All these fabrics are largely copied in cheaper materials, mixtures of See also:tow and See also:cotton, and in many cases cotton alone, taking the See also:place of the See also:original See also:flax See also:line yarns.
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