- gingham
- [[t]gɪ̱ŋəm[/t]]
N-UNCOUNTGingham is cotton cloth which has a woven pattern of small squares, usually in white and one other colour.
...a gingham apron.
...gingham check shorts.
English dictionary. 2008.
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Gingham — is a fabric made from dyed cotton yarn. The name is Indonesian in origin, assimilated into Dutch. When originally imported (in the 17th century), it was a striped fabric, but from the mid 18th century, when it was being produced in the mills of… … Wikipedia
Gingham — Ging ham, n. [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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gingham — (Köpergingham), Baumwollen Merinos, s. Weberei … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Gingham — (Gingang), ostind. Baumwollstoffe, jetzt die gestreifte oder gewürfelte engl., schott. oder Wiener Leinwand, dicht gewebt aus gefärbtem Baumwollgarn … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
gingham — 1610s, from Du. gingang, traders rendering of a Malay word said to be ginggang striped, used as a noun with the sense of striped cotton. Cf. Fr. guingan, Sp. guinga, It. gingano, Ger. gingang … Etymology dictionary
gingham — ► NOUN ▪ lightweight plain woven cotton cloth, typically checked. ORIGIN from a Malay word meaning striped … English terms dictionary
gingham — [giŋ′əm] n. [< Du gingang or Fr guingan, ult. < Malay ginggang, striped (cloth)] a yarn dyed cotton cloth, usually woven in stripes, checks, or plaids … English World dictionary
gingham — /ging euhm/, n. yarn dyed, plain weave cotton fabric, usually striped or checked. [1605 15; < D gingang < Malay gangan, gingan with space between, hence, striped] * * * ▪ fabric plain woven fabric, originally made completely of cotton… … Universalium
Gingham — Ging|ham: ↑Gingan. Gin|gan [ gɪŋgan], Gingham [ gɪŋəm], der; s, s [engl. gingham < malai. ginggang, eigtl. = gestreift]: gemustertes Baumwollgewebe in Leinenbindung … Universal-Lexikon
gingham — ging|ham [ˈgıŋəm] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Malay; Origin: genggang] cotton cloth that has a pattern of small white and coloured squares on it ▪ a red and white gingham tablecloth … Dictionary of contemporary English
