camlet/ˈkæm.lɪt/EtymologyFrom Middle English chamelet, chamelot, chamlot via Old French chamelot, suffixed + -ot from Arabic خَمْلَة (ḵamla, “velvet”).camlet means made of camlet. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.adjMade of camlet.“This morning came home my fine Camlett cloak, with gold buttons, and a silk suit, which cost me much money, and I pray God to make me able to pay for it.”nounA fine fabric made from wool (originally camel, but later goat) and silk.“She wore a sort of jacket of bright red camlet, richly braided with gold and silver lace; a fringe of which also hung from her gray petticoat, which was short enough to show her feet and ankles, whose small size was rendered more remarkable by the peculiar-shaped boot.”