chambray

[ sham-brey ]

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

Origin of chambray

1
1805–15, Americanism; variant of cambric

Words Nearby chambray

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How to use chambray in a sentence

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

    The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch | Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
  • 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.

    The Camerons of Highboro | Beth B. Gilchrist
  • chambray is a staple fabric of many years standing, being next in rank among cotton goods after the better grade of gingham.

    Textiles | William H. Dooley
  • chambray is a light-weight single cloth fabric that is always woven with a plain weave, and always has a white selvedge.

    Textiles | William H. Dooley
  • In the summer a woman may with propriety wear simple frocks of gingham, chambray, linen, and other washable materials.

    Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 | Lillian Eichler Watson

British Dictionary definitions for chambray

chambray

/ (ˈʃæmbreɪ) /


noun
  1. a smooth light fabric of cotton, linen, etc, with white weft and a coloured warp

Origin of chambray

1
C19: after Cambrai; see cambric

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