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.

Anagrams

• 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.

Anagrams

• 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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