English → Latin
“cambric” in Latin
carbasuslinen, cambric, canvas; sail, awning, curtaintēluma spear (whether used for throwing or thrusting); a missile or projectile weapon: an arrow, javelin, dart etc.; a missilcarbaseusmade of fine linen
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cambric s.
carbasus: tela baptistae, or tela (a sort of fine linen from Spain. Harduin explains it by Cameracenus, on Plin., 19, 1, 2, § 2): made of cambric, carbaseus; carbasineus; carbasinus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cambric?
- The usual Latin words for “cambric” are carbasus, tēlum, carbaseus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.