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ginghams

ginghams is the plural of gingham.

Meaning of gingham

Noun

gingham (countable and uncountable, plural ginghams)

  1. (uncountable) A cotton fabric made from dyed and white yarn woven in checks.
    • And she found that she was not wearing a despised muslin frock! Her dress was gingham!—an adorable plaid with long sleeves, and a patch-pocket low down on the right side!1913, Eleanor Gates, The Poor Little Rich Girl
  2. (countable) A dress made from that material.
    • "We have put on the pale blue silks that we wore at Isabella's wedding; that, however, was Georgiana's thought," continued Helen; "she said it would be impossible to go to church in our pink ginghams."1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIV, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 187
  3. (UK, archaic, slang) An umbrella.
    • […] their ginghams stuck under their arms at right angles to their back-bones […]1878, Gilbert Abbott À Beckett, George Cruikshank's Table-book, page 268

Questions about ginghams

What is ginghams the plural of?
Ginghams is the plural of gingham.

Words near ginghams in the dictionary

  1. gingette
  2. gingettes
  3. gingham
  4. ginghamed
  5. ginghammed
  6. ginghams
  7. ginghamy
  8. Ginghi
  9. Gingi
  10. gingili
  11. gingilli

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