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chambray
[ sham-brey ]
/ ˈʃæm breɪ /
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noun
a fine cloth of cotton, silk, or linen, commonly of plain weave with a colored warp and white weft.
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Origin of chambray
1805–15, Americanism; variant of cambric
Words nearby chambray
Chambertin, chamber tomb, Chambéry, Chambly, Chambord, chambray, chambré, Chambri, chameleon, chametz, chamfer
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British Dictionary definitions for chambray
chambray
/ (ˈʃæmbreɪ) /
noun
a smooth light fabric of cotton, linen, etc, with white weft and a coloured warp
Word Origin for chambray
C19: after Cambrai; see cambric
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