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camlet

Meaningcloth

Common meaning: fabric formerly made from hair or wool

Journey through time

  1. Arabickhamlat‘cloth’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftscloth → fabriccamelot‘fabric’source
  3. Englishcamlet‘fabric formerly made from hair or wool’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Arabic khamlat ‘cloth’.

Roots

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