gingham

noun3

1. •
   A cotton fabric made from dyed and white yarn woven in checks.

   • And she found that she was not wearing a despised muslin frock! Her dress was gingham!—an adorable plaid with long sleeves, and a patch-pocket low down on the right side! — 1913
2. •
   A dress made from that material.
3. •
   (slang, no longer used) An umbrella.

   • […] their ginghams stuck under their arms at right angles to their back-bones […] — 1878