(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:11:53

Bom*byc"i*nous (?), a. [L. bombycinus. See Bombazine.]

1.

Silken; made of silk.

[Obs.]

Coles.

2.

Being of the color of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint.

E. Darwin.

 

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