chambray
noun
cham·bray
ˈsham-ˌbrā 
-brē
: a lightweight clothing fabric with colored warp and white filling yarns
Examples of chambray in a Sentence
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This romper is made in a gorgeous chambray blue color and features unlined triangle cups for a bralette look, adjustable straps for improved fit, and a cheeky tap short silhouette.
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Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
Curve Yoke Shirt Dress Buy on Walmart $25 This relaxed chambray dress is another of Ree Drummond's most beloved pieces in the new collection due to its endless versatility.
—Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2024
Dressed unassumingly in jeans, a chambray shirt, work boots and a baseball cap — the sober worker’s uniform of a typical mid-1970s male artist — Robert Irwin would stride into the university seminar room wearing one additional enhancement: a sly and blissful grin.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
If that’s not enough, you'll be impressed by the range of colors available for these joggers, including everything from bold sunset glow to classic chambray blue.
—Courtney Leiva, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2023
Giuseppe’s band collar beneath a rumpled chambray jacket seemed note-perfect for a poet at a dinner party.
—The Styles Desk, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023
Panettiere wore a denim chambray button-down shirt, with a full makeup look, including a nude pinkish lip gloss and shimmery pink eyeshadow that work together to highlight her pink hair.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
Cut two pieces of chambray fabric that measure 25 x 28 inches.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
Jeanne Damas chronicled a classic day-to-night transition (denim, white tee, chambray, and red pumps exchanged for a slinky onyx dress), an ethos echoed by model Cherif Douamba and his assemblage of outfits and accessories.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 8 July 2023
Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
Curve Yoke Shirt Dress Buy on Walmart $25 This relaxed chambray dress is another of Ree Drummond's most beloved pieces in the new collection due to its endless versatility.
—Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2024
Dressed unassumingly in jeans, a chambray shirt, work boots and a baseball cap — the sober worker’s uniform of a typical mid-1970s male artist — Robert Irwin would stride into the university seminar room wearing one additional enhancement: a sly and blissful grin.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
If that’s not enough, you'll be impressed by the range of colors available for these joggers, including everything from bold sunset glow to classic chambray blue.
—Courtney Leiva, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2023
Giuseppe’s band collar beneath a rumpled chambray jacket seemed note-perfect for a poet at a dinner party.
—The Styles Desk, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023
Panettiere wore a denim chambray button-down shirt, with a full makeup look, including a nude pinkish lip gloss and shimmery pink eyeshadow that work together to highlight her pink hair.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
Cut two pieces of chambray fabric that measure 25 x 28 inches.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
Jeanne Damas chronicled a classic day-to-night transition (denim, white tee, chambray, and red pumps exchanged for a slinky onyx dress), an ethos echoed by model Cherif Douamba and his assemblage of outfits and accessories.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 8 July 2023
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Word History
Etymology
irregular from Cambrai, France
First Known Use
1787, in the meaning defined above
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“Chambray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chambray. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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chambray
noun
cham·bray
ˈsham-ˌbrā
-brē
: a lightweight clothing fabric with colored and white yarns
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