challis

See also: Challis

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃæ.li/
    Rhymes: -æli

Noun

challis (countable and uncountable, plural challises)

  1. A light, soft fabric of silk and worsted, having a printed design.
    • 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXIV, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 9:
      "Not all, mamma, because you told us we must find our own dresses, and so we did of course; we bought our winter clothing, and then our summer bonnets, and our challis pour demi saison, and our———"
  2. Misspelling of chalice.

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