In the 19th century, the terms cambric and batiste gradually lost their association with linen, implying only different kind of fine plain-weave fabrics with a glossy finish.
Cravats were made of silk, satin, lace and lightly starched cambric, lawn and muslin, and stickpins were necessary accoutrements to keep these expensive fabrics in place and safe.
Calendering is used on fabrics such as moire to produce its watered effect and also on cambric and some types of sateens.
The resulting triangular structure appears to have been covered with cambric.
Both falling and standing bands were usually white, lace or lace-edged cambric or silk, but both might be plain.
The basic propellant charges were contained in 4 small white cambric bags each containing 1 oz of guncotton yarn.
Technical use sometime introduced a difference between cambric and batiste, the latter being of a lighter weight and a finer thread count.
End-on-end is almost identical to cambric (also known as chambray), lacking only the calendering which gives cambric fabric its glossy appearance.
