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chintz
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chintz  (chnts)
n.
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]
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]

chintz - Comes from the plural of Hindi chint, a printed Indian calico, from earlier Sanskrit chitra, "variegated."
See also related terms for variegated.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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] Ncretona 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
nChintz m
attr curtainsChintz-
chintz [tʃɪnts] nchintz m inv


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