chintz

chintz  (chnts)

n.

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

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

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chintz [tʃɪnts]

n

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]

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

See also related terms for variegated.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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