Definition of Gingham

1. Noun. A clothing fabric in a plaid weave.

Generic synonyms: Cloth, Fabric, Material, Textile

Definition of Gingham

1. n. A kind of cotton or linen cloth, usually in stripes or checks, the yarn of which is dyed before it is woven; -- distinguished from printed cotton or prints.

Definition of Gingham

1. Noun. A cotton fabric made from dyed and white yarn woven in checks ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gingham

1. a cotton fabric [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gingham

gingerliness
gingerlinesses
gingerly
gingerness
gingernut
gingernuts
gingerol
gingerols
gingerroot
gingerroots
gingers
gingersnap
gingersnaps
gingery
ginges
gingham (current term)
ginghams
gingili
gingili oil
gingilis
gingilli
gingillis
ginging
gingiva
gingivae
gingival
gingival abrasion
gingival abscess
gingival atrophy
gingival clamp

Literary usage of Gingham

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1850)
"The island was now in great part submerged ; and gingham stood on a mere strip of shingle, with the flood roaring down on each side. ..."

2. Scientific Sewing and Garment Cutting: For Use in Schools and in the Home by Antionette Prudence Van Hoesen Wakeman, Louise M. Heller (1898)
"THE gingham PATCH. • The material for this model is a piece of domestic ... From the upper left-hand corner of this gingham model, cut out a piece two and ..."

3. Peruvian Fabrics by Morris De Camp Crawford (1916)
"Fig. 35 (B-4319). gingham with floated White Lozenge Figures having a single- faced Bobbin-Weave Bonier. ..."

4. The World Book: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture edited by Michael Vincent O'Shea, Ellsworth D. Foster, George Herbert Locke (1918)
"16, a green striped gingham, printed in red and black. These printed fabrics may be made up into bags, as shown in Fig. 17. A twisted cord with several ..."

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