cambric

soft, plain-woven cotton or linen fabric with a lustrous finish
Place textile Q17103193
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cambric

Summary

cambric is a textile[1]. cambric draws 271 Wikipedia views per month (textile category, ranking #3 of 21).[2]

Key Facts

  • cambric's image is recorded as Morning blouse (matinee) in white cambric, decorated with embroidery, 1850-1855.jpg[3].
  • cambric's instance of is recorded as textile[4].
  • Cambrai is named after cambric[5].
  • cambric's made from material is recorded as linen[6].
  • cambric's made from material is recorded as cotton[7].
  • cambric's subclass of is recorded as plain weave[8].
  • cambric's has use is recorded as handkerchief[9].
  • cambric's has use is recorded as apron[10].
  • cambric's has use is recorded as shirt[11].
  • cambric's has use is recorded as dress[12].
  • cambric's has use is recorded as lingerie[13].
  • cambric's Commons category is recorded as Cambric[14].
  • cambric's said to be the same as is recorded as batiste[15].
  • cambric's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05vp4r[16].
  • cambric's described by source is recorded as Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles[17].
  • cambric's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • cambric's different from is recorded as chambray[19].
  • cambric's fabrication method is recorded as plain weave[20].
  • cambric's fabrication method is recorded as calendering[21].
  • cambric's fabrication method is recorded as bleaching[22].
  • cambric's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as cambric[23].
  • cambric's Grove Art Online ID is recorded as T2071242[24].
  • cambric's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 02812376-n[25].
  • cambric's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 02945602-n[26].

Body

Designation and Status

cambric's instance of is recorded as textile[4].

History and Context

Cambrai is named after cambric[5].

Why It Matters

cambric draws 271 Wikipedia views per month (textile category, ranking #3 of 21).[2] cambric has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] cambric is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Inter-Active Terminology for Europe. Retrieved . iate.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . GF WordNet. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . GF WordNet. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of plain weave
    Instance of textile
    Subclass of
    Has use handkerchief, apron, shirt +2
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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