gingham

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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ging·ham /ˈɡɪŋəm/ noun [uncountable] DCDHcotton cloth that has a pattern of small white and coloured squares on it 白色和彩色方格相间的棉布 a red and white gingham tablecloth 红白相间的格子桌布

Examples from the Corpus

gingham• The girl washed herself carefully, dressed herself in the clean gingham, and tied her pink sun-bonnet on her head.• Decorated in gingham, it offers scents inspired by home-baked pies.• It was music that made everything seem like an endless Californian summer: drinks on the beach, girls in gingham bikinis.• Tonight he wears peach-colored slacks, a matching gingham blouse, brass hoop earrings and a rhinestone stud in his nose.• Red gingham hat £20 approx, Chipie.• They wore light-blue blazers and short gingham dresses, and their heads were very dose together.• In late September, the gingham amendment passed the House by an overwhelming vote of 318 to 63.• The curtains were blue and white gingham.Origin gingham (1600-1700) Malay genggang

ging·ham nounChineseSyllable

has small cloth Corpus and that of white pattern a cotton

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