gingham (ging am)

and a. [= D. ging am, ging as = G. Dan. Sw. gingang; the F. form is guingan (= It. gingamo, ghingano ), according to Littré, from Guingamp, a town in Britt any, where this fabric is (said to be) made. Otherwise from Jav. ginggang (Webster), lit. perishable, fading (Heyse).] I. n. A cotton fabric woven of plain dyed yarns, in a single color or different colors, or of dyed and white yarns, combined in grays or other mixtures, checks, plaids, or stripes. II. a. Made or consisting of gingham. gingili (jin'ji-li), n. [E. Ind.] The Sesamum Indicum , or benne-plant. See benne. Also written gingeley , gingely , gingelly . ginging (gin'jing), n . [Verbal n. of ginge , r.] In coal - mining , the walling or lining of a shaft. [Derby shire, Eng.]