Challis,

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Challis \Chal"lis\, n. [F. chaly, challis, a stuff made of
     goat's hair.]
     A soft and delicate woolen, or woolen and silk, fabric, for
     ladies' dresses. [Written also {chally}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  challis
       n : a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Challis, ID (city, FIPS 13780)
    Location: 44.50774 N, 114.22393 W
    Population (1990): 1073 (493 housing units)
    Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 83226

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Challis, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
     Population (2000):    909
     Housing Units (2000): 525
     Land area (2000):     1.779481 sq. miles (4.608835 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.023415 sq. miles (0.060645 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.802896 sq. miles (4.669480 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            13780
     Located within:       Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
     Location:             44.504260 N, 114.228279 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     83226
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Challis, ID
      Challis