Gingham
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɪŋ.əm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gingham is a noun meaning (uncountable) A cotton fabric made from dyed and white yarn woven in checks.
Meaning
(uncountable) A cotton fabric made from dyed and white yarn woven in checks.
More Meanings
- (countable) A dress made from that material.
- (UK, slang, archaic) An umbrella.
Example Sentences
[…] their ginghams stuck under their arms at right angles to their back-bones […]
Always, the relentless bass of hip-hop blasting in rooms of nautical-themed furnishings, faded driftwood, gingham upholstery, linen and chambray.
And she found that she was not wearing a despised muslin frock! Her dress was gingham!—an adorable plaid with long sleeves, and a patch-pocket low down on the right side!
Tradwifedom, the meekly old-fashioned vision of domesticity served up on Instagram by a bunch of submissive influencers in aprons, is a gingham-lined trap visible from space […].
Word Forms
- ginghams
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include guzzy, cotton, gaberdine, gimp, galatea, organdy.
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