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Webster 1913 Edition

Gingham

Ging′ham

,
Noun.
[F.
guingan
; cf. Jav.
ginggang
;
or perh
.
fr
.
Guingamp
, in France.]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gingham

GING'HAM

,
Noun.
A kind or striped cotton cloth.

Definition 2024

gingham

gingham

English

a gingham tea towel/dishcloth

Noun

gingham ‎(countable and uncountable, plural ginghams)

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

Translations

Etymology

From Malay genggang ‎(“ajar; apart”), or a corruption of French Guingamp, the name of a town in Brittany, France where this cloth may have been made. See gingham on WikipediaWikipedia for more.

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