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Former Welsh coal mine
The Cambrian Colliery was a large coal mine that operated between 1872 and 1967 near Clydach Vale in the Rhondda Valley, south Wales. It is notable for
Cambrian_Colliery
Workers strike in 1910–11 in Rhondda, Wales
local collieries through the Cambrian Trust Limited, acquiring controlling interests in the Glamorgan Coal Company in 1907, 67% of the Naval Colliery Company
Cambrian_Combine_strike
Association football club in Wales
region. Cambrian & Clydach Vale was originally formed in 1965 as Cambrian United and was named after the local coal mine, Cambrian Colliery. In its formative
Cambrian_United_F.C.
Riots in 1910–11 in Rhondda, Wales
University of Wales, Swansea, with further reading and external links Cambrian Colliery, Clydach Vale. c. 1910 on Welsh Coalmines historical website Commemorating
Tonypandy_riots
Village in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
sons became managing partners and, in 1895, formed Cambrian Colleries Ltd. The Cambrian Collieries were a focus for disputation between active trade unions
Clydach_Vale
Topics referred to by the same term
both Cambrian and Cumbrian Wales Cambrian Colliery, a former coalmine in Wales Cambrian Way, a long-distance footpath in Wales Exercise Cambrian Patrol
Cambrian_(disambiguation)
and collieries opened within the Rhondda. A level is seen as a horizontal cut into a hill or mountain to access a seam of coal, while a colliery consists
List of collieries in the Rhondda Valleys
List_of_collieries_in_the_Rhondda_Valleys
Accident occurring during the process of mining minerals
Valparaíso Region, Chile; 350–400 miners and residents died. May 17, 1965: Cambrian Colliery in South Wales; 31 died. May 28, 1965: Dhanbad coal mine disaster
Mining_accident
Overview of the mining industry in Wales
Museum Blaenant Colliery (closed 1990) Bute Merthyr Colliery Bwllfa Colliery Cambrian Colliery Cefn Coed Colliery Museum Celynen North Colliery in Newbridge
Mining_in_Wales
Urban area and district in South Wales
benefactors in the colliery owners and many took on the names of specific collieries. A memorable image of the connection between the collieries and brass bands
Rhondda
Month of 1965
power, energy and progressive nature." An underground explosion at Cambrian Colliery in Clydach Vale, Wales, killed 31 men and injured another 13. The
May_1965
Sheffield United to Middlesbrough. 10 March An underground explosion at Cambrian Colliery in Clydach Vale kills 33. Chelsea Football Club founded. 14 March
1905_in_the_United_Kingdom
Welsh industrialist and politician (1856–1918)
1908 the Cambrian Combine was formed, with the merger of the Glamorgan, the Naval and the Britannic Merthyr collieries with the Cambrian Collieries. This
D._A._Thomas
Human settlement in Wales
1905, just four months after the Cambrian Colliery disaster at Clydach Vale, an explosion at the National Colliery in Wattstown resulted in the deaths
Wattstown
Crumlin-based Welsh bakery
Brace, an engine house driver born in Abercarn who worked at the Cambrian Colliery in Clydach Vale. Brace's early operation began with a small bakery
Brace's_Bakery
Railway in south Wales, United Kingdom
Junction on 3 October 1965. The Cambrian Colliery at Clydach Vale closed on 31 March 1967 and the line above Coed Ely Colliery was closed on 2 April 1967,
Ely_Valley_Railway
local government elections. 17 May – An underground explosion at Cambrian Colliery in Clydach Vale kills 31. 18 May – The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh
1965_in_the_United_Kingdom
Human settlement in Wales
would then become part of the Cambrian Combine, owned by Viscount Rhondda. The Ely Colliery would be the centre of the Cambrian Combine dispute, which in
Penygraig
that led to the Mines' Regulation Act in 1911. A lockout in 1910 by Cambrian Collieries in South Wales in a dispute about wage cuts led to a ten-month-long
Miners' Federation of Great Britain
Miners'_Federation_of_Great_Britain
Human settlement in Wales
the thirty-one victims of the Rhondda's last mining disaster at the Cambrian Colliery in May 1965. The Trealaw electoral ward is coterminous with the borders
Trealaw
17 May – Thirty-one miners are killed in a mining accident at the Cambrian Colliery, Clydach Vale, Rhondda. 24 May – The first drive-on car ferry service
1965_in_Wales
Evan Roberts. 10 March – 33 men are killed in a mining accident at Cambrian Colliery, Clydach Vale, Rhondda. 29 March – Evan Roberts embarks on his first
1905_in_Wales
Group of South Wales coal mines 1857–1959
complex had been absorbed into the Cambrian Combine, which was subsequently incorporated into Welsh Associated Collieries Limited in 1927. The most significant
Ferndale_Colliery
Mining railway in Wales
John Newell Moore of Cambrian Place, Swansea. The United Company ceased to operate in 1888 and was re-incorporated as the Main Colliery Company Limited with
Skewen_Dram_Road
Former visitor attraction in South Wales
National Coal Board saddle tank from Maesteg Colliery called Pamela, to the Garw Valley Railway at Pontycymer. Cambrian Transport operated the railway at Barry
Barry_Tourist_Railway
1913 design of steam locomotive
retaining their SAR numbers. Numbers 1723 and 1745 went to Natal Cambrian Colliery at Ballangeiech as no. 1 and 2 respectively. No. 1729 went to the
South_African_Class_14_4-8-2
Coalfield in Warwickshire, England
coalfield. Collieries mining in the Warwickshire Coalfield were: Alexandra Colliery Alvecote Colliery Amington Colliery Ansley Hall Colliery Arley Colliery Baddesley
Warwickshire_coalfield
Human settlement in Wales
donations from the miners of his pits. In 1908 the Glamorgan Colliery became part of the Cambrian Combine Company and, in 1910–1911, was a scene of violent
Llwynypia
Regional knock-out competition for clubs
Caerphilly United – 2 Cambrian United – 2 Ely Rangers – 2 Glyncorrwg Hall – 2 Hirwaun Welfare – 2 Llantwit Fardre – 2 Llwynypia Colliery – 2 Milford Haven
SWFA_Intermediate_Cup
Railway line in south-west Wales
GW/WR Pannier Tank in sidings of Tirydail Colliery, near Ammanford (1962)
Heart_of_Wales_line
Railway line in Wales
and was the chairman of the Cambrian Railway Company. It was built by David Davies of Llandinam, the contractor and colliery owner. Until his death in 1887
Van_Railway
Welsh Labour Party politician and trade unionist
Penybont colliery on 5 April 1910, his 13th birthday. By the age of 17 he was elected chairman of the miners lodge at the Arriel Griffin colliery. In 1917
Ness_Edwards
Village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales
20 August 2020. "Llay Hall Colliery, Sydallt, Wrexham (33434)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021. "The Cambrian remembrancer, relating to North
Sydallt
Wedgwood at his Etruria works and changed the name of the works to the Cambrian Pottery. Under his management the concern flourished and produced high
George_Haynes_(businessman)
Taff Merthyr Colliery Halt GWR 1964 Takeley Great Eastern Railway 1952 Talacre London and North Western Railway 1966 Talerddig Cambrian Railways 1965
List of closed railway stations in Great Britain: T–V
List_of_closed_railway_stations_in_Great_Britain:_T–V
Railway company and line in South Wales
ISBN 0-7524-3236-2. "At a Meeting of the Proprietors of Iron Works, Collieries..." The Cambrian. 17 October 1835. p. 3. Retrieved 16 January 2020. Barrie, D
Taff_Vale_Railway
Former trade union of the United Kingdom
The Cambrian Miners' Association, also known as the Rhondda District Miners' Association, was an early trade union representing coal miners in the Rhondda
Cambrian_Miners'_Association
Pump House Museum Barrow Hill Roundhouse Bishop's Castle Railway Museum Cambrian Heritage Railways, Oswestry, Shropshire Chasewater Railway Museum, Staffordshire
List of railway museums in the United Kingdom
List_of_railway_museums_in_the_United_Kingdom
Eastern Joint Railway 1924 Bestwood Colliery GNR 1931 Bethesda L&NWR 1951 Betley Road L&NWR 1945 Bettisfield Cambrian Railways 1965 Bettws Garmon North
List of closed railway stations in Great Britain: B
List_of_closed_railway_stations_in_Great_Britain:_B
County borough in Wales
Main closed in 1966, Hafod closed in 1968, Gresford Colliery closed in 1973, and Bersham Colliery closed in 1986. There are 25 different industrial and
Wrexham_County_Borough
British artist (1936–2015)
in Blaenau Gwent, where she spent a year creating art at the Six Bells Colliery, as well as the local snooker hall and chapel. During the 1980s she spent
Valerie_Ganz
July 1856 mining disaster in Wales
The Cymmer Colliery explosion occurred in the early morning of 15 July 1856 at the Old Pit mine of the Cymmer Colliery near Porth (lower Rhondda Valley)
Cymmer_Colliery_explosion
Village in Shropshire, England
Shrewsbury town centre, on the A488 road. The A5 is only a mile away. The Cambrian Line runs through the village but there is no longer a railway station
Hanwood
Miners' union in Wales
workplace entrances. The dispute rapidly escalated as the Naval Colliery Company, part of the Cambrian Combine business network, attempted to impose new working
South Wales Miners' Federation
South_Wales_Miners'_Federation
Welsh ironmonger, inventor, and manufacturer (died after 1881)
manufacturer of safety lamps for miners. He was the original proprietor of the Cambrian Lamp Works, established in Aberdare in 1860. In 1867, Thomas patented an
Evan_Thomas_(inventor)
British railway engineer (1826–1889)
partnership was the principal contractor for many of the lines that became the Cambrian Railways. The partnership was dissolved in 1860. He also had an interest
Thomas_Savin
Heritage railway in England
dismantled. After 1963, the line from Bewdley was retained to serve Alveley Colliery until 1969, while a sparse passenger service continued to link Bewdley
Severn_Valley_Railway
from New Zealand" The Cambrian (3 March 1900): 5. "A Welsh Mining Expert" The Cambrian 28(10)(October 1908): 456. "The Gethin Colliery Explosion" The Merthyr
Thomas_Pearson_Moody
Welsh singer and comedian (born 1943)
Boyce left school, went to live with his grandfather, and worked in a colliery "for nearly eight years". In his early twenties, he managed to find alternative
Max_Boyce
Town and community in Wales
Llynfi Ironworks (or "The New Works"), was started by the unsuccessful Cambrian Iron and Spelter Company and was bought by the ambitious Llynvi Iron Company
Maesteg
Shipping and logistics company in the UK
After number of colliery acquisitions and a merger with the Welsh Associated Collieries in 1935 it became Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries In 1947 the
PD_Ports
Safety lamp that prevents open flames from igniting flammable gases
demonstrated his own lamp to two witnesses by taking it down Killingworth Colliery and holding it in front of a fissure from which firedamp was issuing. The
Davy_lamp
British aristocrat, businessman, diplomat and Conservative politician
Newtown and Machynlleth Railway, formed in 1857. and joined the board of the Cambrian Railways, latterly as chairman. He owned lead mines at Van near Llanidloes
George Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry
George_Vane-Tempest,_5th_Marquess_of_Londonderry
1907 Welsh local government election
support and favourable reports of his public meetings appeared in the Cambrian newspaper. At the election, Llewelyn was said to have majority support
1907 Glamorgan County Council election
1907_Glamorgan_County_Council_election
Class of English steam locomotive
Mersey Railway, was withdrawn in 1939, and No. 44 was sold to Pelaw Main Colliery in Durham and survived until 1948. Originally, the locomotives were bright
Metropolitan_Railway_A_Class
at Morriston; were colliery proprietors at Mynydd Newydd, Pentrefellen and Pentre; and had their own shipping offices at 6 Cambrian Place, Swansea. In
Vivian_&_Sons
Retrieved 20 December 2015. "Avonmouth Docks". 13 November 2016. "Lidgett Colliery". Industrial Railway Society. Retrieved 28 December 2010. "Letters". Industrial
List of Peckett and Sons railway locomotives
List_of_Peckett_and_Sons_railway_locomotives
List of significant events in the history of Wales
Williams 2010, p. 158. Lloyd 2013, pp. 351–352. The Cambrian Journal; Volume for 1859. Cambrian Institute, Tenby. 1859. p. 139. Retrieved 3 March 2019
Timeline_of_Welsh_history
on the Cambrian Coast Railway. 1867 Gwynedd Penhelig Tunnels (Aberdovey No. 2, Morfa Bach) Railway 200 219 One of four tunnels on the Cambrian Coast Railway
List of tunnels in the United Kingdom
List_of_tunnels_in_the_United_Kingdom
Former trade union of the United Kingdom
1881, with the support of William Abraham (Mabon), agent for the nearby Cambrian Miners' Association. In 1882, an agreement was reached with coal owners
Anthracite Miners' Association
Anthracite_Miners'_Association
South Wales coal owner and shipper (1790–1851)
1896. p. xxii. "At a Meeting of the Proprietors of Iron Works, Collieries, ..." The Cambrian. 17 October 1835. p. 3. Retrieved 9 January 2020. Lewis, E.
George_Insole
Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26. "Death of Colonel Pryse". Cambrian News. 1 June 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 27 February 2018. Campbell, Thomas Methuen
1884_in_Wales
Welsh miners' agent and trade unionist (1840-1900)
family moved to Mountain Ash where Morgan found work at the Deep Navigation Colliery. It is not certain when David Morgan first emerged as a trade union activist
David_Morgan_(trade_unionist)
Village in Shropshire, England
Shrewsbury and Montgomery. The village was served by Westbury station on the Cambrian Line between 1862 and 1960. The line remains operational. The native Welsh
Westbury,_Shropshire
British painter
Barnett Samuel Marks (Cardiff 1827–London 1916) R.C.A. (Royal Cambrian Academician) was a Welsh-Jewish portrait painter who was also noted for his social
Barnett_Samuel_Marks
Welsh trade unionist and politician
at a young age, becoming a tinplater before finding work at the local colliery as a 'door boy' at the age of ten. In 1864 Abraham, with another eleven
William Abraham (trade unionist)
William_Abraham_(trade_unionist)
1892 Welsh local government election
Liberal candidate, Daniel Eynon, was a colliery manager. Morgan Williams. lodge secretary at Ynyshir Colliery, was supported at the election by the Porth
1892 Glamorgan County Council election
1892_Glamorgan_County_Council_election
Newstead Colliery, Yorkshire Amalgamated Collieries Ltd. and was chairman of the Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Co. and the Tinsley Park Collieries. McConnel
William_McConnel
Village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales
members. Llangennech was a coal mining community, with several local collieries mining steam coal. There is also a large Labour tradition in the village
Llangennech
Industrial port for coal industry
medieval period. From the late eighteenth century, the development of small collieries in the area led to the building of a network of canals and then tramways
Burry_Port_Harbour
Human settlement in Wales
Blaenclydach Drift Mine was opened in 1912. The collieries gradually closed, Clydach Vale Colliery (known as The Cambrian) closing in 1966. The electoral ward of
Cwm Clydach, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Cwm_Clydach,_Rhondda_Cynon_Taf
Class of diesel–electric locomotives
steeply graded branch lines around Swansea and Cardiff, to collieries such as Tower Colliery, Coedbach and Cwmbargoed. They operated merry-go-round trains
British_Rail_Class_37
Town in New South Wales, Australia
intended to “open up collieries and quarries, and to manufacture cement”, as well as constructing “a branch line of railway from the collieries”. In June 1929
Clandulla,_New_South_Wales
July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024. "150th anniversary of Dolgoch finale". Cambrian News. 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved
List of Talyllyn Railway rolling stock
List_of_Talyllyn_Railway_rolling_stock
Former railway in Wales, United Kingdom
area covered by the two lines combined developed considerably serving collieries and the iron and zinc smelting industries, and the L&OR system was extremely
Llynvi_and_Ogmore_Railway
British trade union leader (1883–1931)
outlined in "The Miners' Next Step" (1912) and was instrumental in the Cambrian Combine disputes that transformed industrial relations in the Welsh coalfields
A._J._Cook_(trade_unionist)
Port town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales
John H. Browne, clerk to the Burry Port Harbour Company, wrote to the Cambrian newspaper drawing attention to these advantages after an article on port
Burry_Port
VII, at Buckingham Palace. 11 May – A firedamp explosion at Wellington Colliery, Whitehaven, in the Cumberland Coalfield, kills 136. 64 Edward Medals are
1910_in_the_United_Kingdom
Davids – Basil Jones 28 January – In an underground explosion at Tylorstown Colliery, Rhondda, 57 miners are killed. February – Construction of the Snowdon
1896_in_Wales
GWR operations in West Wales
east to Sandy, near Llanelly. At this point it connected with the Cille Colliery waggonway on the Stradey Estate. A small group of promoters obtained an
Great Western Railway in West Wales
Great_Western_Railway_in_West_Wales
Welsh solicitor and football administrator
the son of William Kenrick (1798–1865) who had founded the Wynn Hall Colliery, and a descendant of the Wynn family. After attending Ruabon Grammar School
Llewelyn_Kenrick
Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26. "Death of Colonel Pryse". Cambrian News. 1 June 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 27 February 2018. "Myddelton Biddulph
1869_in_Wales
(Bagnall)". lakesiderailway.co.uk. 4 March 2013. "William Francis and Baddesley Colliery". The Industrial Railway Record. "Brush Electrical Engineering Co - Graces
List of preserved British industrial steam locomotives
List_of_preserved_British_industrial_steam_locomotives
UK railway company
South Wales collieries to Grangemouth, destined for bunkering coal-burning vessels supporting the Grand Fleet. On 25 March 1922 the Cambrian Railways company
Oswestry_and_Newtown_Railway
The Cambrian. 27 August 1880. Retrieved 26 September 2019. Watkin William Price. "Jones, Mordecai (1813–1880), promoter of British Schools, colliery proprietor
1880_in_Wales
Davids – Connop Thirlwall 24 February – In a mining accident at Pentre Colliery, Rhondda, 38 men are killed. 21 March – Welsh-born journalist Henry Morton
1871_in_Wales
cross country and coastal routes of the former Cambrian Railways. 7822 was always based on the former Cambrian Railways. Its first allocation was to Oswestry
List of rolling stock preserved on the West Somerset Railway
List_of_rolling_stock_preserved_on_the_West_Somerset_Railway
part of the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway, later becoming part of the Cambrian Railway's route from Newtown to Builth Wells; the railway was closed on
List of crossings of the River Severn
List_of_crossings_of_the_River_Severn
Former railway station in Wales
station was double track, with 2 platforms. A mineral line to Broad Oak Colliery diverged from the line to the east of the station. The Loughor Viaduct
Loughor_railway_station
Town in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
to the town, which became a pleasant place to live, despite the nearby collieries. A postgraduate theological college opened in connection with the Church
Aberdare
Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth. p. 26. "Death of Colonel Pryse". Cambrian News. 1 June 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 27 February 2018. "Glynne, Sir Stephen
1873_in_Wales
Snowdonia - a British record. 29 October – A mining accident at Darren Colliery, New Tredegar, kills 26 men. December – Thomas "Toya" Lewis is awarded
1909_in_Wales
a gas explosion at Llanerch Colliery, Pontypool, 176 miners are killed. 10 March - In a gas explosion at Morfa Colliery, Port Talbot, 86 miners are killed
1890_in_Wales
Transport company in United Kingdom
Alexandra (Newport & South Wales) Docks & Railway, the Barry Railway, the Cambrian Railways and the Cardiff Railway were constituents of the post-1923 Great
South_Wales_Railway
History of Swansea, Wales
owned the Cambrian Works among other properties. By 1750, the Swansea district was providing half the copper needs of Britain. The Cambrian Works closed
History_of_Swansea
Welsh politician (1867–1933)
he worked fruitlessly alongside William Abraham to resolve the 1910–11 Cambrian Combine dispute, after the two men were shunned by the more radical miners'
David_Watts_Morgan
British politician
He became secretary of the local miners' lodge, which was part of the Cambrian Miners' Association, but due to his trade unionism, he struggled to find
Hubert_Jenkins
Welsh trade union leader (1858–1916)
Welsh trade union leader. Born in Rhos, Morgan began working at the Main Colliery in Bryncoch when he was only nine years old. Despite his limited formal
W._E._Morgan
British government recognitions
John Beese, Overman, Tymawr Colliery, East Wales Area, National Coal Board. William Bell, Training Officer, Rothwell Colliery, North Yorkshire Area, National
1972_Birthday_Honours
Canal in southern England
of the Floating Harbour, beyond the suburbs of the city of Bristol. A colliery wharf was sited just west of the lock, but the nearby coal mines closed
Kennet_and_Avon_Canal
CAMBRIAN COLLIERY
CAMBRIAN COLLIERY
Surname or Lastname
English (Cumbria)
English (Cumbria) : habitational name from Salkeld in Cumbria, from Old English salh ‘willow’, ‘sallow’ + hylte ‘wood’. This surname has been present (though never common) in Ireland for centuries.
Girl/Female
American, Australian
From Wales
Surname or Lastname
English (Cumbria)
English (Cumbria) : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Rules the elves.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cumbria)
English (Cumbria) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cumbria)
English (Cumbria) : unexplained. Compare Cortner.Americanized form of German Gärtner (see Gartner).
Surname or Lastname
English (Cumbria)
English (Cumbria) : variant of Irvin.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cumbria)
English (Cumbria) : probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
Surname or Lastname
Cambodian
Cambodian : unexplained.Peruvian : unexplained. The etymology is not Spanish; it is probably Quechuan.English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Hebrew
God's able-bodied one.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cumbria)
English (Cumbria) : habitational name from Threlkeld in Cumbria, so named from Old Norse þrǽll ‘thrall’, ‘serf’ + kelda ‘spring’.
Surname or Lastname
Cambodian
Cambodian : unexplained.English : variant of Timm.
Girl/Female
Indian
Surname or Lastname
English (Cumbria)
English (Cumbria) : perhaps a variant of Holme.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cumbria)
English (Cumbria) : variant of Musgrove.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cumbria)
English (Cumbria) : perhaps a variant of Blacklock.
Female
Chamoru
, warehouse.
Girl/Female
English
Spellingreferring to Wales.
Girl/Female
American, British, English
From Wales; Spelling Variant of Cambria Referring to Wales
Surname or Lastname
English (Cumbria)
English (Cumbria) : variant of Pratt.
CAMBRIAN COLLIERY
CAMBRIAN COLLIERY
Male
Czechoslovakian
, downy-cheeked, or, soft-haired.
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Latin, Swiss
Free One; Feminine of Francis; From France
Boy/Male
Tamil
Guarding, Protecting
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
Rock Born; Very Hard and Strong
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Flower
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Stanbrough.
Girl/Female
Indian
Existence of Love
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Hill-slope Meadow
Boy/Male
Sikh
Warrior of peace, Champion of peace
Boy/Male
Irish
Hero.
CAMBRIAN COLLIERY
CAMBRIAN COLLIERY
CAMBRIAN COLLIERY
CAMBRIAN COLLIERY
CAMBRIAN COLLIERY
a.
Pertaining to Cumberland, England, or to a system of rocks found there.
a.
Belonging to exchanges in commerce; of exchange.
n.
A native of Cambria or Wales.
a.
Of or pertaining to the lowest subdivision of the rocks of the Silurian or Molluscan age; -- sometimes described as inferior to the Silurian. It is named from its development in Cambria or Wales. See the Diagram under Geology.
n.
The Cambrian formation.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Cimbri.
n.
That which is set in or inserted, especially a narrow strip of embroidered lace, muslin, or cambric.
n.
A kind of linen cloth made in Egypt, and so named from its resemblance to cambric.
n.
A fine, thin, and white fabric made of flax or linen.
n.
One of the Cimbri. See Cimbric.
a.
Of or pertaining to a division of the Silurian formation, corresponding in general to the Lower Silurian of most authors, exclusive of the Cambrian.
n.
A fabric made, in imitation of linen cambric, of fine, hardspun cotton, often with figures of various colors; -- also called cotton cambric, and cambric muslin.
a.
Designating, or pertaining to, the series of rocks forming the Taconic mountains in Western New England. They were once supposed to be older than the Cambrian, but later proved to belong to the Lower Silurian and Cambrian.
n.
The assemblage of Masters and Doctors at Oxford or Cambrige University, mainly for the granting of degrees.
a.
Same as Cabiric.
a.
Of or pertaining to Cambria or Wales.
n.
The ancient Latin name of Wales. It is used by modern poets.