Disguise your vacuum cleaner as a giant rat in gingham. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: January 23, 2005 - January 29, 2005 Archives] Reference
Grandmother wear these here gingham cloth call gingham twill. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4] Reference
But the "Yankees" do make all their umbrella gingham, which is very nice. From Wordnik.com. [Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls] Reference
I like the simple curtains in gingham and such. From Wordnik.com. [A Plain House - Inside Windows] Reference
Worse, the bag lady was a big, old man in a gingham dress. From Wordnik.com. [MYTHO-THERAPY ON THE BLINK] Reference
Evaline's basket was her gingham apron held up by the corners. From Wordnik.com. [A Missionary Twig] Reference
Now they went back to the kitchen to look again at the gingham. From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow Hill] Reference
She was rather becomingly dressed in a dark-blue gingham sailor suit. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls] Reference
Triumphantly, Ma brought forth a big bundle tied up in her old gingham apron. From Wordnik.com. [Land of the Burnt Thigh] Reference
Poor Mrs. Burns was so grateful she had to wipe her eyes with her gingham apron. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins in the Country] Reference
Ernest, gazing after, caught no glimpse of Katy's pink gingham or mischievous face. From Wordnik.com. [Chicken Little Jane] Reference
"We ought to take at least six gingham aprons and three nightgowns over to the camp.". From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins in the Country] Reference
She wore a broad-brimmed jimmy hat and an old gingham dress faded to a soft mellowed pink. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp] Reference
"Where is my gingham apron?" called Kate, looking in the dark closet where she had hung it. From Wordnik.com. [The Right Knock A Story] Reference
"Well, mother," answered Pat drawing a long breath, "I sold two yards and a half of gingham.". From Wordnik.com. [The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys] Reference
Finally she chose a little blue gingham dress that she liked much -- perhaps they would like it too. From Wordnik.com. [Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens] Reference
They were both almost always dressed in Scotch gingham of such fine quality that it seemed like silk. From Wordnik.com. [A Portrait of Old George Town] Reference
Many times that day he glanced at the print and gingham counter and imagined Mike's sturdy figure behind it. From Wordnik.com. [The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys] Reference
Katy and Gertie, just alike, were trim in blue gingham with smart little blue bows on their flying pig-tails. From Wordnik.com. [Chicken Little Jane] Reference
The little girl in the blue gingham dress and white frilled pinafore looked at her small hostess reproachfully. From Wordnik.com. [Chicken Little Jane] Reference
Then we went back to the house, and there was Aunty Edith in a big gingham apron toasting bread and making chocolate. From Wordnik.com. [W. A. G.'s Tale] Reference
The woman in the Ralph Lauren gingham shirt smirks, looking around to make certain everyone in the lodge is paying attention. From Wordnik.com. [Monsoon] Reference
The door of the lodge opened and Nancy saw a very neat looking woman with a dark dress and gingham apron standing in the doorway. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall] Reference
Thus I communed with myself; then on the sofa I caught sight of a little gingham dress, folded and ready to be packed in the trunk. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The pupils should consider whether their aprons shall be white or coloured, and whether they shall be of muslin, cambric, or gingham. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools] Reference
Emmy having chewed on the gingham to her mother's complete satisfaction, Mrs. Leggett finished making her purchases and they departed. From Wordnik.com. [How Janice Day Won] Reference
Nettie, looking more than ever like a great waxen doll in her pink gingham and golden curls, brought down the house by her recitation. From Wordnik.com. [Peggy-Alone] Reference
We had wrapped his presents in a Chinese "Special K" cereal box, a Kerala sarong, blue gingham bandana and an outdated London Daily Mail. From Wordnik.com. [The Macphersons: Week 40: Crusin'] Reference
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