What's the difference between batiste and cambric?

Batiste


Definition:

  • (n.) Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The targets were followers of a cult-like group called The Seas of David, led by former Guardian Angel Narseal Batiste.
  • (2) Batiste repeatedly queries the idea and appears bullied into it.
  • (3) "Our country is no safer as a result of the prosecution of these seven impoverished young men from Liberty City," said Batiste's lawyer, Ana Jhones.

Cambric


Definition:

  • (n.) A fine, thin, and white fabric made of flax or linen.
  • (n.) A fabric made, in imitation of linen cambric, of fine, hardspun cotton, often with figures of various colors; -- also called cotton cambric, and cambric muslin.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Or worse, ripped off his jacket and revealed a Colin Firth-style wet cambric shirt.

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