[Malagasy.] A large cloak worn by the natives of Madagascar.
1729. Drury, Madagascar, Journal, 234. The Corps being … wrapped up in a Lamber, or perhaps two Lambers.
1880. J. Sibree, Gt. African Island, xvi. 326. The specially national article of dress is the làmba, a piece of cloth about three yards long and two wide.
1895. Daily News, 21 Nov., 5/3. The natives in their white lambas.
