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Definition of gingham noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gingham

noun
 
/ˈɡɪŋəm/
 
/ˈɡɪŋəm/
[uncountable]
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  1. a type of cotton cloth with a pattern of white and coloured squares
    • a blue and white gingham dress
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Dutch gingang, from Malay genggang (originally an adjective meaning ‘striped’).
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