chambray
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breɪ noun
a fine cloth of cotton, silk, or linen, commonly of plain weave with a colored warp and white weft.
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| a smooth light fabric of cotton, linen, etc, with white weft and a coloured warp | |
| [C19: after Cambrai; see | |
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Chambray
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
chambray
1814, Amer.Eng., alt. of Cambrai, city in France where the cloth was originally made.
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Example sentences
Blue chambray shirts and gray or white sweatshirts with blue jeans are not allowed to be worn by visitors.
The dresses were sold in either, red and yellow or chambray.
It is made of blue chambray and trim med with a bias band of darker blue.
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