chambray

/sham-brey/US // ˈʃæm breɪ //UK // (ˈʃæmbreɪ) //

樟木头,樟脑丸

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a fine cloth of cotton, silk, or linen, commonly of plain weave with a colored warp and white weft.

Elsie, at the moment, was engaged in taking off a somewhat unevenly faded green chambray frock.
Elliott had caught sight of her blue chambray skirt under a haze of blue larkspurs and had come over to see what she was doing.
Chambray is a staple fabric of many years standing, being next in rank among cotton goods after the better grade of gingham.
Chambray is a light-weight single cloth fabric that is always woven with a plain weave, and always has a white selvedge.
In the summer a woman may with propriety wear simple frocks of gingham, chambray, linen, and other washable materials.