Chintz

//t͡ʃɪnts// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs. countable, uncountable

    "The morning air waved to and fro the chintz curtains of a large and, for a London one, a very cheerful-looking room, whose windows opened to the Thames."

  2. 2
    a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric wordnet

Synonyms

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corduroycottonfabricnylon

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"The morning air waved to and fro the chintz curtains of a large and, for a London one, a very cheerful-looking room, whose windows opened to the Thames."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi छींट (chī̃ṭ).

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