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chambray
[ sham-brey ]
noun
- a fine cloth of cotton, silk, or linen, commonly of plain weave with a colored warp and white weft.
chambray
/ ˈʃæmbreɪ /
noun
- a smooth light fabric of cotton, linen, etc, with white weft and a coloured warp
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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.
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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.
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Chambray is a staple fabric of many years standing, being next in rank among cotton goods after the better grade of gingham.
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Chambray is a light-weight single cloth fabric that is always woven with a plain weave, and always has a white selvedge.
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In the summer a woman may with propriety wear simple frocks of gingham, chambray, linen, and other washable materials.
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