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chambray

(s̸ham′brā′)

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noun

a smooth fabric of cotton, etc., made by weaving white or unbleached threads across a colored warp: used for dresses, shirts, etc.

Origin: var. of cambric

See chambray in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A fine lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of French cambrai, cambric

Origin: , after Cambrai, a city of northern France

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