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bombyx
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, bombax, bambax, -icium, -icum -acium (<i>gr.</i>):<br><b>1.</b> <span class="fr"><i>coton</i></span> — <span class="en"><i>cotton</i></span> (<span class="fr">par un erreur remontant à Pline, qui attribuait le coton à un insecte semblable au ver à soie</span> — <span class="en">in consequence of an error by Plinius who thought cotton was produced by an insect similar to the silkworm</span>).<br><b>2.</b> <span class="fr"><i>tissu de coton</i></span> — <span class="en"><i>cotton fabric</i></span>.<br><b>3.</b> <span class="fr"><i>chemise</i> ou <i>blouse de coton</i></span> — <span class="en"><i>cotton shirt</i> or <i>doublet</i></span>.
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