Chinz

chintz (ch

nts)

A printed and glazed cotton fabric, usually of bright colors.

[Obsolete chints, pl. of chint, calico cloth, from Hindi c, from Sanskrit citra-, shiny, variegated.]

chintz [tʃɪnts]

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a printed, patterned cotton fabric, with glazed finish

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a painted or stained Indian calico

[from Hindi chīnt, from Sanskrit citra gaily-coloured]

chintz - Comes from the plural of Hindi chint, a printed Indian calico, from earlier Sanskrit chitra, "variegated."

See also related terms for variegated.

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Noun

chintz - a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric

cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

Translations

chintz [tʃɪnts] N → cretona f

chintz [ˈtʃɪnts]

n (= fabric) → chintz m

modif [covers, curtains] → de chintz
chintz curtains → rideaux mpl de chintz
chin-up [ˈtʃɪnʌp] n
to do chin-ups → faire des tractions fpl à la barre fixe

chintz

n → Chintz m

attr curtains → Chintz-

chintz [tʃɪnts] n → chintz m inv

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Or take a look at Pall Mall in coffee featuring graphic flowers - perfect for a lounge lover CAPTION(S): IDEA: Hang pictures with ribbons; CHINZ FREE: Get the modern look; FLORAL DANCE: Try the retro look; CORK TILES: Cheap but effective

Simple, down-to-earth tips for a no-frills room; Author's advice on ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)

1 sopha with handsome chinz covering and cushions' appears to have been purchased by Oxley's sister, Mrs Dixon for 14-15-o [pounds sterling], Purchases were also made by Hanibal Macarthur to the value of 71-7-0 [pounds sterling], and no doubt other members of the family and close friends may have attended and made purchases.

John Oxley's Sydney town house by Johnson, Richard / M A R G I N: life & letters in early Australia

IT'S the Swedish furniture store which clocked up sales of pounds 585 million last year by telling us cheekily to chuck out our chinz - and it's coming to Coventry.

IKEA the revolution is coming to Coventry by Argument, Feature Writer Barbara / Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

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