chambray

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃæmbreɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sham′brā)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cham•bray  (sham′brā),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Textilesa fine cloth of cotton, silk, or linen, commonly of plain weave with a colored warp and white weft.
  • variant of cambric 1805–15, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chambray / ˈʃæmbreɪ/
  1. a smooth light fabric of cotton, linen, etc, with white weft and a coloured warp
Etymology: 19th Century: after Cambrai; see cambric

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