: a clothing fabric usually of yarn-dyed cotton in plain weave
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a gingham tablecloth
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Not to be cliché, but florals, naturally, are a major inspiration—so are gingham prints and French tips.
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2026
Alpert likes to match her bedding mood to seasons and uses the rejuvenating sage gingham during the spring months.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
Bonus points if anything is also gingham, seersucker, or smocked.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 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
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2026
Alpert likes to match her bedding mood to seasons and uses the rejuvenating sage gingham during the spring months.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
Bonus points if anything is also gingham, seersucker, or smocked.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 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
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 13 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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