chambray

Examples

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• A short time later, he pushed his arms into a chambray shirt and set off for home.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Her graying hair is rolled into a bun under the hat, and she's wearing polyester pants and a chambray shirt.

  Fiction book (1996)

• This is the most visible difference between chambray and denim.

• One of them is my j.crew chambray button up shirt.

• This fashionista brings the trendy chambray.

  Blog text (7)

• I didn't want one when they really hit the market because I didn't see the need for it, but my chambray shirt has been a great piece to have and I love wearing it.

  Blog text (4)

• He wore khakis and a faded blue chambray shirt that matched his eyes.

  Fiction book (1995)

• I was into blues and grays: faded jeans and chambray, worn T-shirts that emerged from the dryer soft as skin.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Ultimately, he donned his usual jeans, blue chambray shirt, darker blue knitted tie, and tweed jacket with leather patches on the elbows.

  Fiction book (1999)

• She wore gray twill men's trousers and a chambray work shirt, the sleeves cut raggedly off, showing upper arms that looked huge and mottled.

  Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

C

challis

vschambray

1 9.9

A soft, lightweight fabric often used for dresses or scarves

has a woven colored warp and white weft creating a mottled look

J

jaconet

vschambray

• Archaic

1 9.9

A thin cotton fabric with a smooth surface that is slightly stiff, used for clothes and bandages

feels less stiff and displays a woven colored warp with white weft

Surface Forms

Etymology