chambray
pronunciation
How to pronounce chambray in British English: UK ['ʃæmbreɪ]
How to pronounce chambray in American English: US ['ʃæmbreɪ]
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- Noun:
- a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp
Word Origin
- chambray (n.)
- 1814, American English, alteration of Cambrai, city in France (formerly Flanders) where the cloth originally was made. Compare cambric.