ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Chambray

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈʃɒmbɹeɪ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Chambray is a noun meaning A soft fabric woven with a white weft and coloured warp.

Meaning

A soft fabric woven with a white weft and coloured warp.

Example Sentences

She lies wrapped in a book muslin bedgown, a chambray gauze shift, and a french net nightcap.
I had bought some jeans and a couple of blue chambray workshirts to replace the kitchen-whites, but such clothes weren't nearly enough.
Always, the relentless bass of hip-hop blasting in rooms of nautical-themed furnishings, faded driftwood, gingham upholstery, linen and chambray.
When I arrive I spot the novelist, elegantly dressed in a crisp chambray shirt with a striped scarf tied loosely around his neck, sitting in a booth that both commands an excellent view of a room already raucous with lunchtime chatter

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Related dictionary entries include barathea, challis, blancard, batiste, chamois, corduroy.

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