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chambray

[ sham-brey ]

noun

  1. a fine cloth of cotton, silk, or linen, commonly of plain weave with a colored warp and white weft.


chambray

/ ˈʃæmbreɪ /

noun

  1. a smooth light fabric of cotton, linen, etc, with white weft and a coloured warp
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chambray1

1805–15, Americanism; variant of cambric
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chambray1

C19: after Cambrai; see cambric
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Example Sentences

Elsie, at the moment, was engaged in taking off a somewhat unevenly faded green chambray frock.

Elliott had caught sight of her blue chambray skirt under a haze of blue larkspurs and had come over to see what she was doing.

Chambray is a staple fabric of many years standing, being next in rank among cotton goods after the better grade of gingham.

Chambray is a light-weight single cloth fabric that is always woven with a plain weave, and always has a white selvedge.

In the summer a woman may with propriety wear simple frocks of gingham, chambray, linen, and other washable materials.

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