Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Cambric, chambray

Any relation? The question came up at breakfast. It turns out that there is:



My one association for cambric: “Tell her to make me a cambric shirt, / Parsley, sage, rosemary,” &c. Chambray and denim were of course the hippiest of fabrics.

[Definitions from the New Oxford American Dictionary.]

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