: a clothing fabric usually of yarn-dyed cotton in plain weave
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a gingham tablecloth
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Bonus points if anything is also gingham, seersucker, or smocked.
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
For all things gingham and linen, make a pit stop at Piglet in Bed, which specializes in both.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 Feb. 2026
Before the auction, the world record bid for a dress worn on film was £140,000—for Judy Garland’s famous gingham dress from The Wizard of Oz.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
Pastel ginghams, muted plaids, and pinpoint florals are and will always be the domain of rural bed and breakfasts, heartland homesteads, and grandma's guest room.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Nov. 2025
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
For all things gingham and linen, make a pit stop at Piglet in Bed, which specializes in both.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 Feb. 2026
Before the auction, the world record bid for a dress worn on film was £140,000—for Judy Garland’s famous gingham dress from The Wizard of Oz.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
Pastel ginghams, muted plaids, and pinpoint florals are and will always be the domain of rural bed and breakfasts, heartland homesteads, and grandma's guest room.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gingham
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“Gingham.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gingham. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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gingham
noun
ging·ham
ˈgiŋ-əm 
: a cotton cloth that is often marked with a pattern of colored squares
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