cambric noun1 •A finely woven fabric made originally from linen but often now from cotton.Could a Taff'ta scarf, a long Estridge vvhing, / A stiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick sheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber svvims? — 1634 formscambrics