Mozambiquen.

Brit.

/ˌməʊz(ə)mˈbiːk/,

/ˌməʊzamˈbiːk/, U.S.

/ˌmoʊzæmˈbik/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mozambique.

Etymology: < Mozambique (Portuguese Moçambique), the name of a country (formerly a Portuguese colony) on the east coast of southern Africa.The place name Mozambique is attested in English from the early seventeenth century (1604 as Mosambique, 1634 as Mozambique). It is not clear why the fabric is so called.

Now chiefly historical.

Any of various kinds of lightweight mixed-fibre fabrics used in dressmaking; esp. a kind of grenadine.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric for specific purpose > [noun] > for clothing > other

mockado1543

tuft mockado1579

mock-velvet1611

Mozambique1861

toile1899

blanketing1903

kente cloth1957

1861 Chicago Tribune 15 Apr. 1 Cheap Dry Goods... Mozambiques, 6¼ cts. Yd.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1493/1 Mozambique (Fabric), an open dress-goods having a chain in which the cotton threads are associated in pairs, and the woolen filling is soft and fleecy.

1896 Godey's Mag. Apr. 436/1 A new material of mohair and silk is known as Mozambique.

1960 C. W. Cunnington et al. Dict. Eng. Costume 265/1 Mozambique, a silk broché wool grenadine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mozambique
释义	Mozambiquen. Brit. /ˌməʊz(ə)mˈbiːk/, /ˌməʊzamˈbiːk/, U.S. /ˌmoʊzæmˈbik/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mozambique. Etymology: < Mozambique (Portuguese Moçambique), the name of a country (formerly a Portuguese colony) on the east coast of southern Africa.The place name Mozambique is attested in English from the early seventeenth century (1604 as Mosambique, 1634 as Mozambique). It is not clear why the fabric is so called. Now chiefly historical. Any of various kinds of lightweight mixed-fibre fabrics used in dressmaking; esp. a kind of grenadine. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric for specific purpose > [noun] > for clothing > other mockado1543 tuft mockado1579 mock-velvet1611 Mozambique1861 toile1899 blanketing1903 kente cloth1957 1861 Chicago Tribune 15 Apr. 1 Cheap Dry Goods... Mozambiques, 6¼ cts. Yd. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1493/1 Mozambique (Fabric), an open dress-goods having a chain in which the cotton threads are associated in pairs, and the woolen filling is soft and fleecy. 1896 Godey's Mag. Apr. 436/1 A new material of mohair and silk is known as Mozambique. 1960 C. W. Cunnington et al. Dict. Eng. Costume 265/1 Mozambique, a silk broché wool grenadine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861
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