Associations to the word «Challis»

Wiktionary

CHALLIS, noun. A light, soft fabric having a printed design
CHALLIS, proper noun. An English surname derived from a Norman habitational name for someone from Eschalle in Pas-de-Calais, France.
CHALLIS, proper noun. A city in Idaho

Dictionary definition

CHALLIS, noun. A soft lightweight fabric (usually printed).

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
Amy Tan