/ ˈkæmbrɪk; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a type of thin white cloth made from cotton or linen
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Kamerijk , Flemish form of Cambrai , a town in northern France, where it was originally made.
/ ˈkæmbrɪk; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a type of thin white cloth made from cotton or linen
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Kamerijk , Flemish form of Cambrai , a town in northern France, where it was originally made.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005