camlet noun & verb. ['kamlɪt] arch. Also chamlet (earlier), camblet. LME.
[Old French chamelot, c-, ult. from Arab. amla(t) nap, pile of velvet: popularly assoc. with CAMEL.]
A. noun. Orig., a costly eastern fabric. Later, a light cloth used for cloaks etc., made of various materials. Also, a garment of such a fabric. LME.
watered camlet: having a wavy appearance.
B. verb trans. Mark or variegate as (watered) camlet. E17-E18.

■ camleteen noun an imitation or inferior camlet M18.

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