chambray
/ˈʃæmbɹeɪ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.07 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "She lies wrapped in a book muslin bedgown, a chambray gauze shift, and a french net nightcap."
- "I had bought some jeans and a couple of blue chambray workshirts to replace the kitchen-whites, but such clothes weren't nearly enough."
- "Always, the relentless bass of hip-hop blasting in rooms of nautical-themed furnishings, faded driftwood, gingham upholstery, linen and chambray."
- "When I arrive I spot the novelist, elegantly dressed in a crisp chambray shirt with a striped scarf tied loosely around his neck, sitting in a booth that both commands an excellent view of a room already raucous with lunchtime chatter"
Etymology
From French cambrai (“cambric”), and its source, Cambrai, the city in France where it originated; probably with alteration after chamber.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈʃæmbɹeɪ/
- British English: /ˈʃɒmbɹeɪ/