chambray
[ sham-brey ]
/ ˈʃæm breɪ /
noun
a fine cloth of cotton, silk, or linen, commonly of plain weave with a colored warp and white weft.
Origin of chambray
1805–15,
Americanism; variant of
cambric
Words nearby chambray
chambers,
chambersburg,
chambertin,
chambly,
chambord,
chambray,
chambré,
chambéry,
chameleon,
chametz,
chamfer
Example sentences from the Web for chambray
British Dictionary definitions for chambray
chambray
/ (ˈʃæmbreɪ) /
noun
a smooth light fabric of cotton, linen, etc, with white weft and a coloured warp
Word Origin for chambray
C19: after
Cambrai; see
cambric