chambray
- a fine cloth of cotton, silk, or linen, commonly of plain weave with a colored warp and white weft.
Origin of chambray
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Historical Examples of chambray
And for their help Mrs. Chambray and the doctor were to receive a handsome sum.
The Mystery of MaryGrace Livingston Hill
He was crudely buried by the Germans where he fell, near Chambray, and a rude cross set up to mark the place.
The War Romance of the Salvation ArmyEvangeline Booth and Grace Livingston Hill
The plain blues and pinks are chambray; the plain blues and pinks of cheaper grade are ginghams.
Clothing and HealthHelen Kinne
Chambray is a staple fabric of many years standing, being next in rank among cotton goods after the better grade of gingham.
TextilesWilliam H. Dooley
Chambray is a light-weight single cloth fabric that is always woven with a plain weave, and always has a white selvedge.
TextilesWilliam H. Dooley
chambray
- a smooth light fabric of cotton, linen, etc, with white weft and a coloured warp
Word Origin for chambray
Word Origin and History for chambray
1814, American English, alteration of Cambrai, city in France (formerly Flanders) where the cloth originally was made. Cf. cambric.