gambroonn.adj.
/ɡamˈbruːn/, U.S. /ɡæmˈbrun/ Now chiefly historical.
A. n.
A cotton and worsted fabric used typically for men's jackets and trousers; (usually in plural) a piece of cloth, or garment, made from this fabric. Also: a twilled linen cloth used for linings.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from mixed fibres > [noun] > cotton and wool
moreena1691
satinette1723
jeanette1785
gambroon1812
cassinette1817
merino1818
lustre1831
Russell cord1834
domett1835
mousseline de laine1835
moreen-damask1837
delaine1840
Orleans1844
kerseynette1846
balzarine1849
muslin-de-laine1856
Verona serge1858
president1860
Persian cord1873
moreen silk1889
niggerhead1892
Viyella1894
Verona1904
Panama1907
Parisian cloth1960
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > twilled > specific
Venetian1710
Venetian clothc1790
gambroon1858
diagonal1861
zanella1876
cavalry twill1942
1812 Courier 16 June 1/2 (advt.) The Patent Aquatic Gambroons, for Shooting Jackets, which possess more approved requisites than any thing ever before worn in the field.
1831 Lincoln Herald 9 Sept. 3/6 A shooting jacket of green gambroon.
1846 E. Bulwer-Lytton Lucretia II. ii. Prol. 101 No amateur in neat gambroon, manufactured by Inkson.
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Gambroon, a kind of twilled cloth for linings.
1869 Gaz. of Fashion Aug. 29/2 Then, for trousers, we had nankeen, drill, and gambroon, all of which were suitable and becoming.
1907 W. A. G. Clark Cotton Fabrics in Brit. India & Philippines 57 Hollands, cretonnes, gambroons, tickings, and gray shirtings.
1987 M. Barthorp Brit. Army on Campaign II. 23/1 The hot weather..saw the Infantry in their summer trousers, white linen for Guards, indigo blue light tweed for the Line, green gambroon for Rifles.
B. adj.
Made or consisting of gambroon.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from mixed fibres > [adjective] > specific
diaper1497
linsey-woolseya1631
satinette1703
poplin1707
gambroon1812
crinoline1843
cotton-backed1881
fulgurante1922
ottoman1995
1812 Morning Chron. 26 Aug. 1/2 (advt.) Their patent aquatic gambroon shooting jackets and hunting frocks.
1843 Bentley's Mag. 14 118 A black gambroon surtout.
1844 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. India 168 A couple of pair of merino or gambroon trousers.
1906 Washington Post 24 June 6/1 Mr. Adams is shown sprawling on the floor, with legs and arms squirming in his broadcloth coat and gambroon trousers.
2010 H. Schechter Killer Colt 5 In his nondescript clothing—black coat, black neck cloth, dark vest, white shirt, and gambroon pantaloons—he is a man of the crowd.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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