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khamlat
Arabic · medieval
"woolen plush cloth"
described the nap or pile of a plush woven cloth
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camelot
Old French · 1200s
"fine woven fabric"
folk etymology tied the fabric's name to "camel," as if woven from camel hair
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camlet
Middle English · 1300s
"fine goat-hair or wool fabric"
entered English as a prized import fabric from the Levant
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