GINGHAM  , a See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

cotton or See also:

• LINEN

linen See also:

• CLOTH

cloth, for the name of which several origins are suggested . It is said to have been made at See also:

• GUINGAMP

Guingamp, a See also:

• TOWN

town in See also:

• BRITTANY

Brittany; the New See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• DICTIONARY

Dictionary derives the word from See also:

• MALAY

Malay ging-gang, meaning " striped." The cloth is now of a See also:

• LIGHT

light or See also:

• MEDIUM

medium See also:

• WEIGHT

weight, and See also:

• WOVEN

woven of dyed or See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white yarns either in a single See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour or different See also:

• COLOURS, MILITARY

colours, and in stripes, checks or plaids . It is made in See also:

• LANCASHIRE

Lancashire and in See also:

• GLASGOW

Glasgow, and also to a large extent in the See also:

• UNITED

United States . Imitations of it are obtained by See also:

• CALICO

calico-See also:

• PRINTING (from Lat. imprimere, O. Fr. empreindre)

printing . It is used for dresses, &c .