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Word entry · 8 letters

chambray

Best crossword clue

"Blue workwear cloth"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈʃɒmbɹeɪ/Part of speech nounSorted aabchmryStarts with CEnds with Y2 clues
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Definitions

  1. a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp

Word origin

From French cambrai (“cambric”), and its source, Cambrai, the city in France where it originated; probably with alteration after chamber.

Used in a sentence

  • She lies wrapped in a book muslin bedgown, a chambray gauze shift, and a french net nightcap.
  • I had bought some jeans and a couple of blue chambray workshirts to replace the kitchen-whites, but such clothes weren't nearly enough.
  • Always, the relentless bass of hip-hop blasting in rooms of nautical-themed furnishings, faded driftwood, gingham upholstery, linen and chambray.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Blue workwear cloth8 letters
02Work-shirt fabric8 letters

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