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CHALLIS
challis
(noun) a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
challis (countable and uncountable, plural challises)
A light, soft fabric of silk and worsted, having a printed design.
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• chillas
Proper noun
Challis
An English surname derived from a Norman habitational name for someone from Eschalle in Pas-de-Calais, France.
A small city, the county seat of Custer County, Idaho, United States.
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• chillas
Source: Wiktionary
Chal"lis, n. Etym: [F. chaly, challis, a stuff made of goat's hair.]
Definition: A soft and delicate woolen, or woolen and silk, fabric, for ladies' dresses. [Written also chally.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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