English
Etymology
Arabic khamlat, via Middle French to Middle English
Noun
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- A fine fabric made from wool and silk.
- A garment made from such a fabric.
#:July 1, 1660 This morning came home my fine Camlett cloak, with gold buttons, and a silk suit, which cost me much money, and I pray God to make me able to pay for it. — Samuel Pepys, s:Diary of Samuel Pepys/1660/July|Diary of Samuel Pepys
#:1844 With this announcement he hurried away to the outer door of the Blue Dragon, and almost immediately returned with a companion shorter than himself, who was wrapped in an old blue camlet cloak with a lining of faded scarlet. — Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit, s:Martin Chuzzlewit/Chapter 4|Chapter 4
#:1893 She was richly clad in a bodice of gold-coloured camlet and a skirt of gray silk trimmed with gold and silver lace. — Arthur Conan Doyle, The Refugees, s:The Refugees/Chapter III|Chapter 3.
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