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GINGHAM
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V12,
Page 28
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GINGHAM , a See also: cotton or See also: linen See also: cloth, for the name of which several origins are suggested
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It is said to have been made at See also: Guingamp, a See also: town in See also: Brittany; the New See also: English See also: Dictionary derives the word from See also: Malay ging-gang, meaning " striped." The cloth is now of a See also: light or See also: medium See also: weight, and See also: woven of dyed or See also: white yarns either in a single colour or different
See also: colours, and in stripes, checks or plaids
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It is made in See also: Lancashire and in See also: Glasgow, and also to a large extent in the See also: United States
.
Imitations of it are obtained by See also: calico-printing
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It is used for dresses, &c
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