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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CHAMBRAY

Cham "bray, n. [From Cambrai, France. Cf. Cambric. ]

 

Defn: A gingham woven in plain colors with linen finish.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

chambray

cham bray |ˈSHamˌbrā, -brē ˈʃæmˌbreɪ | noun a linen-finished gingham cloth with a white weft and a colored warp, producing a mottled appearance. ORIGIN early 19th cent. (originally US ): formed irregularly from Cambrai, the name of a town in northern France, where it was originally made. Compare with cambric .

 

Oxford Dictionary

chambray

chambray |ˈʃambreɪ | noun [ mass noun ] a cloth with a white weft and a coloured warp. ORIGIN early 19th cent. (originally US ): formed irregularly from Cambrai, the name of a town in northern France, where it was originally made. Compare with cambric .

 

Duden Dictionary

Chambray

Cham b ray , Cham bray Substantiv, maskulin , der |ʃamˈbrɛː |der Chambray; Genitiv: des Chambrays, Plural: die Chambrays französisch -amerikanisch leichtes Baumwollgewebe in Leinwandbindung mit farbigem Schuss- und weißem Kettfaden

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

chambray

cham bray /ʃǽmbreɪ /名詞 U シャンブレー織 .