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Meaning of challis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈʃæ.li/

Definitions

  1. A light, soft fabric of silk and worsted, having a printed design.
    countable, uncountable
  2. An English surname derived from a Norman habitational name for someone from Eschalle in Pas-de-Calais, France.
  3. A small city, the county seat of Custer County, Idaho, United States.

Examples

“"Not all, mamma, because you told us we must find our own dresses, and so we did of course; we bought our winter clothing, and then our summer bonnets, and our challis pour demi saison, and our———"”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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