Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A soft, lightweight, usually printed fabric made of wool, cotton, or rayon.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name originally given to a choice fabric of silk and wool first manufactured at Norwich, England, about 1832.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A soft and delicate woolen, or woolen and silk, fabric, for ladies' dresses.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a light, soft
fabric having aprinted design
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The unlined wool challis on the roman shades allows extra light in the room, the fabric's texture enhanced by the incoming sun.
Rooms With a Viewpoint Charlotte Moss 2011
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It seems wonderfully natural and without vanity that he takes the Eucharist from a splendid golden challis but blesses the babies, the brides, grooms and the dearly departed from a salsa bottle.
Small Brown Bishops 2009
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The unlined wool challis on the roman shades allows extra light in the room, the fabric's texture enhanced by the incoming sun.
Rooms With a Viewpoint Charlotte Moss 2011
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It seems wonderfully natural and without vanity that he takes the Eucharist from a splendid golden challis but blesses the babies, the brides, grooms and the dearly departed from a salsa bottle.
Small Brown Bishops 2009
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Abigail wore a square-necked gown of white challis; John appeared in a dark blue coat, contrasting light breeches and white stockings, a gold-embroidered satin waistcoat his mother had made for the occasion, and buckle shoes.
History of American Women Maggiemac 2009
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But before I left the store, I gathered my courage, put down the earnings from my waitressing job, and bought three yards of the floral challis, while cringing at the price.
Archive 2007-10-01 regina doman 2007
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Does anyone out there know where to get challis these days?
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But before I left the store, I gathered my courage, put down the earnings from my waitressing job, and bought three yards of the floral challis, while cringing at the price.
Clothing Organization part 3: Detachment and Appreciation regina doman 2007
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I have another one like this too that needs challis.
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Ai thort it wus teh challis form teh pallis has teh poshun taht is poysun and teh flagun wiv teh dragun holds teh bru taht is tru!
BABYSITTIN - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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