1. a twilled fabric made of silk and worsted or cotton, often dyed black and used for mourning clothes
Usage: historical

Examples

• The Victorian widow wore a dress made of black bombazine.
• Bombazine was a popular fabric choice for funeral attire in the 19th century.
• The museum displayed several bombazine garments from the 1800s.
• Her grandmother’s bombazine shawl had been carefully preserved.
• The fabric shop specialized in historical textiles like bombazine and taffeta.