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chal·lis

(shăl′ē)

A soft, lightweight, usually printed fabric made of wool, cotton, or rayon.

[Possibly from the surname Challis.]

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challis

(ˈʃælɪ; -lɪs) or

challie

(Textiles) a lightweight plain-weave fabric of wool, cotton, etc, usually with a printed design

[C19: probably from a surname]

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chal•lis

(ˈʃæl i)

n.

a soft plain-weave fabric in wool, cotton, or rayon, usu. in a small print.

[1840–50; perhaps after Challis, a surname]

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challis - a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)

cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"