Gingham

Definitions

1. A cotton fabric made from dyed and white yarn woven in checks.
   uncountable
2. A dress made from that material.
   countable
3. An umbrella.
   UK, archaic, countable, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

7 more languages

العربيةالقماش القطنيّ

Gaeilgeguingeámguingeán

日本語ギンガム

한국어깅엄

Malagasygingana

Bahasa Melayugengganggingam

Portuguêsguingão

Examples

“And she found that she was not wearing a despised muslin frock! Her dress was gingham!—an adorable plaid with long sleeves, and a patch-pocket low down on the right side!”

“Aunt Elizabeth had produced a terrible gingham apron and an equally terrible gingham sunbonnet from somewhere in the New Moon garret, and made Emily put⟳ them on. The apron was a long sack-like garment, high in the neck, with sleeves.”

“Always, the relentless bass of hip-hop blasting in rooms of nautical-themed furnishings, faded driftwood, gingham upholstery, linen and chambray.”

“Tradwifedom, the meekly old-fashioned vision of domesticity served up on Instagram by a bunch of submissive influencers in aprons, is a gingham-lined trap⟳ visible from space […].”

“"We have⟳ put⟳ on the pale blue silks that we wore at Isabella's wedding; that, however, was Georgiana's thought," continued Helen; "she said it would be impossible to go to church in our pink ginghams."”

“[…] their ginghams stuck under their arms at right angles to their back-bones […]”

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