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 [ʃəˈniːl]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a thick soft tufty silk or worsted velvet cord or yarn used in embroidery and for trimmings, etc.

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a fabric of such yarn

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a rich and hard-wearing carpet of such fabric

[from French, literally: hairy caterpillar, from Latin canicula, diminutive of canis dog]

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"

Translations

chenille [ʃəˈniːl] N → felpilla f

chenille [ʃəˈniːl] n (= cloth, thread) → chenille f

chenille

n → Chenille f