gingham

a gingham tea towel/dishcloth

Meaning

Noun

A cotton fabric made from dyed and white yarn woven in checks.

Origin

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.

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