GINGHAM

gingham. Gingham, [g hard] n. a cloth of cotton and linen striped and glazed

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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.