cretonne (redirected from cretonnes)

cre·tonne  (kr-tn, krtn)

n.

A heavy unglazed cotton, linen, or rayon fabric, colorfully printed and used for draperies and slipcovers.

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[After Creton, a village of northwest France.]

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cretonne [krɛˈtɒn ˈkrɛtɒn]

n

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)

a.  a heavy cotton or linen fabric with a printed design, used for furnishing

b.  (as modifier) cretonne chair covers

[from French, from Creton Norman village where it originated]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cretonne - an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies 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

cretonne [kreˈtɒn] N → cretona f

cretonne

n → Cretonne f or m