Definition
Plural form of challie; multiple pieces or yards of lightweight cotton fabric.
Etymology
Plural of challie (from French 'châlis'), formed by adding the plural suffix -s. The word represents a textile commodity that could be counted and sold in various quantities.
Kelly Says
The plural 'challies' appears in old textile inventories and fashion descriptions, reminding us that before mass production, fabric was referred to by individual pieces or bolts rather than as a generic category.
Translations
ARالعربية
تشاليز
tash-aleezz
CACatalà
challies
cha-lees
CSČeština
challies
chal-ies
DADansk
challies
chal-lee
DEDeutsch
challies
hal-leez
ELΕλληνικά
τσαλις
tsal-is
ESEspañol
challies
chal-lees
FISuomi
challies
chal-lies
FRFrançais
challies
sha-lee
HUMagyar
challies
chal-leez
IDBahasa Indonesia
challies
cha-lees
ITItaliano
challies
cal-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
challies
cha-lees
NLNederlands
challies
chal-leez
NONorsk
challies
chal-lee
PLPolski
challies
chal-ies
PTPortuguês
challies
cha-lees
RORomână
challies
chal-lee
SVSvenska
challies
chal-lee
SWKiswahili
challies
cha-lees
TEతెలుగు
చాలీస్
cha-lee-s
TRTürkçe
challies
chal-lees
UKУкраїнська
Чалліс
Challis
VITiếng Việt
challies
cha-lee