Talk:Chambray

Latest comment: 16 years ago by Emeraude in topic Textile

Textile edit

References in this article to the textile chambray being named after this place are inaccurate and have been removed. Chambray is defined in the OED as a gingham fabric; its etymology is given as being from cambric which is named after the Flanders town of Cambrai. For more information, see the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject France#Chambray. Emeraude (talk) 12:44, 20 February 2008 (UTC)Reply