chambray is a light-weight single cloth fabric that is always woven with a plain weave, and always has a white selvedge.
And for their help Mrs. chambray and the doctor were to receive a handsome sum.
chambray is a staple fabric of many years standing, being next in rank among cotton goods after the better grade of gingham.
He was crudely buried by the Germans where he fell, near chambray, and a rude cross set up to mark the place.
In the summer a woman may with propriety wear simple frocks of gingham, chambray, linen, and other washable materials.
Mrs. chambray, it seems, had not known the entire plot before leaving Europe, and this was their first chance of telling her.
In spite of my protests, Mrs. chambray insisted upon following me in, to see that I was perfectly comfortable.
The plain gathered skirt was fastened to the full waist by a wide belt of the chambray.
The plain blues and pinks are chambray; the plain blues and pinks of cheaper grade are ginghams.
1814, American English, alteration of Cambrai, city in France (formerly Flanders) where the cloth originally was made. Cf. cambric.
