gingham

Etymology

From Malay genggang (“ajar; apart”), or a corruption of French Guingamp, the name of a town in Brittany, France where this cloth may have been made.

noun

  1. (uncountable) A cotton fabric made from dyed and white yarn woven in checks.
    Always, the relentless bass of hip-hop blasting in rooms of nautical-themed furnishings, faded driftwood, gingham upholstery, linen and chambray. 2022, Ling Ma, “G”, in Bliss Montage, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  2. (countable) A dress made from that material.

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