Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A lightweight plain-woven fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of gingham in plain colors with linen finish, used for women's gowns.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A gingham woven in plain colors with linen finish.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A soft
fabric woven with a whiteweft and colouredwarp .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Flouting the traditional fashion warning against wearing denim on both top and bottom, the designer likes to pair bright jeans with classic collared shirts in chambray, a lightweight, often pale-blue fabric that is similar to denim.
A Light Touch With Summer Denim Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan 2011
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When she turned, Ridge appeared in the doorway, dressed in snug-fitting jeans and a chambray shirt with a brown, work-stained cowboy hat shading his face.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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“Why are you here?” she asked, eyeing him curiously, taking in his dirty jeans, his sleeveless chambray shirt.
A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011
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She often wears her chambray shirt tucked in or tied at the waist.
A Light Touch With Summer Denim Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan 2011
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Match the critter with a weather-worn leather belt, beat-up Carhartt workmen pants and a chambray shirt.
Shoot From the Hip 2011
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You know, low slung jeans, chambray shirt hanging loose and unbuttoned.
Angels' Blood Countdown: Lora Leigh - Nauti Intentions ARC Nalini Singh 2009
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Black Chambray and Vintage Leaf Two Tone: a classic black chambray front's offset by a back made from a loose-leaf pattern "clearly inspired by Japanese paintings" on '50s-era rayon shantung, not to be confused with rayon Wang Chung, as that only comes in Dance Hall grays.
Thrillist: General Knot & Co: Dapper Looks From Salvaged Materials Thrillist 2011
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Ask about the provenance of a chambray shirt or a pair of house-label jeans, and you're liable to wind up getting a mini-lesson on American fashion history disguised as a funny story about the road trip they took to the factory.
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“Why are you here?” she asked, eyeing him curiously, taking in his dirty jeans, his sleeveless chambray shirt.
A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011
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Anna opened the show with a chambray cape that had a demure military sensibility.
Michelle Madhok: Get the Look of Anna Sui's Spring Collection for Under $50 Michelle Madhok 2010
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