chintz

chintz

 (chĭnts)

n.

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

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[Obsolete chints, pl. of chint, chintz, from Hindi chīṭ, chīṁṭ, splash, pattern painted on cloth, chintz.]

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chintz

(tʃɪnts)

n

1. (Textiles) a printed patterned cotton fabric, with glazed finish

2. (Textiles) a painted or stained Indian calico

[C17: from Hindi chīnt, from Sanskrit citra gaily-coloured]

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chintz

(tʃɪnts)

n.

1. a cotton fabric, usu. glazed and often printed in bright patterns, used for apparel, draperies, etc.

2. a painted calico from India.

[1605–15; earlier chints, pl. of chint < Gujarati chī̃ṭ]

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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.

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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"

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Translations

chintz

chintz

chintz

[tʃɪnts] N → cretona f

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chintz

[ˈtʃɪnts]

n (= fabric) → chintz m

modif [covers, curtains] → de chintz
chintz curtains → rideaux mpl de chintzchin-up [ˈtʃɪnʌp] n
to do chin-ups → faire des tractions fpl à la barre fixe

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chintz

n → Chintz m

attr curtains → Chintz-

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chintz

[tʃɪnts] n → chintz m inv

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