Chambray
/ˈʃæmbɹeɪ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A soft fabric woven with a white weft and coloured warp. countable, uncountable
"She lies wrapped in a book muslin bedgown, a chambray gauze shift, and a french net nightcap."
- 2 a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"She lies wrapped in a book muslin bedgown, a chambray gauze shift, and a french net nightcap."
Etymology
From French cambrai (“cambric”), and its source, Cambrai, the city in France where it originated; probably with alteration after chamber.