challis
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- noun
- /ˈʃælɪs/
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chalis
- Wool challis ties are a new favorite for the same dark and muted reason.
- challis skirt
Examples
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Are you Mrs. Challis?
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But I do love the dark muted look of challis ties, so I was wondering if maybe you wear them year-round.
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So, it is made from the silver of the holy challis.
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Out of curiosity, do you wear the wool challis ties all year?
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A woman in a long granny gown of printed lavender challis stood in the center of the room.
Fiction book (1990) -
"I still had on the red rayon challis skirt I'd worn to Marissa's party.
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I sat in one of the hard-upholstered chairs and smoothed my challis skirt over my knees.
Fiction book (1990) -
"I thought it would be fun to have a pageant inspired by movie art," said Diane Challis Davy, who is directing her 18th pageant next year.
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In the proposed new District 23, two GOP representatives who currently serve the same district, Reps. Pete Nielsen of Mountain Home and Rich Wills of Grand View, would have Challis Rep. Lenore Barrett join them to vie for the two seats there.
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She wore a beautiful summer dress made of lightweight challis fabric.
How Soft
Surface Forms
Etymology
Challis came to English from India, probably via Anglo-Indian trade and from an old Indian word meaning 'soft' or 'light'. That helps explain why challis now means a soft, lightweight fabric often used for dresses and scarves.