chenille

che·nille  (sh-nl)

n.

1. A soft tufted cord of silk, cotton, or worsted used in embroidery or for fringing.

2. Fabric made of this cord, commonly used for bedspreads or rugs.

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[French chenille, caterpillar, chenille, from Latin cancula, diminutive of canis, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.]

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chenille [shen-neel]

Noun

1. a thick soft tufty yarn

2. a fabric made of this [French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chenille - a soft tufted cord used in embroidery chenille cord chenille - a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
	2.	chenille - a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads chenille, chenille cord - a soft tufted cord used in embroidery 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"