chambray
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chambray
a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp
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Chambray
A gingham woven in plain colors with linen finish.
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chambray
A kind of gingham in plain colors with linen finish, used for women's gowns.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary From Cambrai, France. Cf. Cambric
Obsession Under $20: Chic chambray . girlslife.com
Indo Count Industries, now the fourth largest supplier of sheets to the US market, debuted several new sheeting and top of bed introductions with an emphasis on chambray at Heimtextil earlier this month. hometextilestoday.com
NOT long ago, Vashtie Kola — a downtown party hostess, fashion designer and music video director — started wearing a chambray shirt, which she would pair with cutoff denim jean shorts and tights. nytimes.com
Try a light chambray shirt with dark skinny jeans, and layer with a fitted denim vest. instyle.com
All the must-haves in denim's daring new styles (from rompers to the oversize vest) and essential classics (from jean jackets to the chambray shirt)—all in one place. elle.com
Pair with a chambray shirt, a neutral sweater, or a cute black top. latina.com
For the moments when a suit and tie don't apply, there's chambray, a loose-fitting and lightweight woven fabric as fit for brunch as it is a backyard project. mensjournal.com
From spandex jeggings to chambray slacks to rustic dungarees – which offers the best butt for your buck. ebony.com
Chalk it up to Jenna Lyons' secret powers, sequined shorts, or the fact that you can never have too much chambray, but J.Crew is one of those brands that somehow manages to hopscotch the line between trendy and classic. nylonmag.com
Prepare your chambray, it's time for a bike ride. nymag.com
Over the doctor's shoulder he saw Thea coming up the gulch, in her pink chambray dress, carrying her sun-hat by the strings. "Song of the Lark" by
I bet a cow you wore your pink chambray, and carried grandmother's old blue bowl. "A Daughter of the Land" by
In the summer a woman may with propriety wear simple frocks of gingham, chambray, linen, and other washable materials. "Book of Etiquette, Volume 2" by
That slightly-faded pink chambray I'll cut up into quilt blocks. "Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans"" by
In spite of my protests, Mrs. Chambray insisted upon following me in, to see that I was perfectly comfortable. "The Mystery of Mary" by
She soon found the blue chambray dress. "Patchwork" by
Chambray is a light-weight single cloth fabric that is always woven with a plain weave, and always has a white selvedge. "Textiles" by
You know Elsie had such a time with that chambray last summer! "The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch" by
Chambray, Marquis de, 125. "The Political History of England - Vol XI" by
Those of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, Joue, Saint-Cyr, Chambray, and Saint-Avertin, are the most esteemed growths of Touraine. "Memoranda on Tours, Touraine and Central France." by