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GINGHAM

This article appears in Volume V12, Page 28 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: GEO-GNU
GINGHAM , a
cotton
  or linen
cloth
 , for the name of which several origins are suggested. It is said to have been made at Guingamp, a town in Brittany; the New
English
  Dictionary derives the word from Malay ging-gang, meaning " striped." The
cloth
  is now of a light or
medium
 
weight
 , and
woven
  of dyed or
white
  yarns either in a single colour or different colours, and in stripes, checks or plaids. It is made in Lancashire and in Glasgow, and also to a large extent in the United States. Imitations of it are obtained by calico-printing. It is used for dresses, &c.


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