camlet

• Étoffe originaire d'Asie, traditionnellement tissée de soie et de poil de chameau, utilisée pour désigner également le vêtement fait de cette étoffe.

A fabric originally from Asia, traditionally made of silk and camel's hair, and also used to refer to a garment made from this material.

1. A type of fabricC2formal

   A durable fabric originally made from silk and camel's hair, later also from wool or goat's hair, often used for clothing.

   Camelot (étoffe)

   • The merchant imported a bolt of fine camlet from the East.
   • Her cloak was made of a heavy, water-resistant camlet.
   • Camlet was a popular material for travel garments in the 16th century.

2. A garment made of camletC2formal

   A piece of clothing, such as a cloak or coat, made from camlet fabric.

   vêtement en camlot

   • He wore a handsome camlet over his doublet.
   • The old portrait showed a woman in a green camlet.
   • She purchased a camlet for the cold winter journey.