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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

With sentimental piano music playing in the background, a TikTok slideshow begins with a photograph of a young Chung in a chambray prison shirt and jeans in a visiting room with his father.

Nan walked behind me mumbling something about neighbors as the camera zoomed in on Arletta wearing a chambray denim shirtdress and sitting at a worn oak table.

I had my eye on a piece of soft blue chambray at Mr. Dye’s store for the sky and I’d been saving scraps of brown gingham for the prairie.

Yes, you got a deep, dark chocolatey shmear across your favorite chambray shirt, but don't reach immediately for the bleach.

From Salon

There were tapestry knits and elastic-waisted embroidered trousers, easy collarless jackets that harkened back to Japanese housecoats tied around the waist with rope belts and faded chambray denim dresses inset with flowers.

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