chenille cord

  • 1chenille cord — noun a soft tufted cord used in embroidery • Syn: ↑chenille • Hypernyms: ↑cord • Substance Holonyms: ↑chenille …

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  • 2Chenille — Che*nille (sh[ e]*n[=e]l ), n. [F., prop., a caterpillar.] Tufted cord, of silk or worsted, for the trimming of ladies dresses, for embroidery and fringes, and for the weft of Chenille rugs. [1913 Webster] || …

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  • 3Chenille fabric — For other uses, see Chenille (disambiguation). Chenille yarn Chenille fabric …

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  • 4chenille — /sheuh neel /, n. 1. a velvety cord or yarn of silk or worsted, for embroidery, fringes, etc. 2. fabric made with a fringed silken thread used as the weft in combination with wool or cotton. 3. any fabric with a protruding pile, as in certain… …

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  • 5chenille — /ʃəˈnil / (say shuh neel) noun 1. a velvety cord of silk or worsted, used in embroidery, fringe, etc. 2. fabric made with a fringed silken thread used as the weft in combination with wool or cotton. 3. a fabric with a pile created by the use of… …

  • 6chenille — [ʃə ni:l] noun a tufty velvety cord or yarn, used for trimming furniture and made into carpets or clothing. Origin C18: from Fr., lit. hairy caterpillar …

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  • 7chenille — che•nille [[t]ʃəˈnil[/t]] n. 1) tex a yarn with a high velvety pile 2) tex a fabric made with such yarn, used in bedspreads, bathrobes, etc • Etymology: 1730–40; < F: velvety cord, lit., caterpillar < L canīcula little dog …

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  • 8chenille — n. 1 a tufty velvety cord or yarn, used in trimming furniture etc. 2 fabric made from this. Etymology: F, = hairy caterpillar f. L canicula dimin. of canis dog …

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  • 9Pile (textile) — In textiles, pile is the raised surface or nap of a fabric, which is made of upright loops or strands of yarn.[1] Examples of pile textiles are carpets, corduroy, velvet, plush, and Turkish towels.[2]. The word is derived from Latin pilus for… …

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  • 10List of fashion topics — This is a list of topics related to fashion, many of which do not yet have Wikipedia articles. NOTOC 0 9 1300 1400 in fashion 1500 1550 in fashion 1600 1650 in fashion 1700 1750 in fashion 1795 1820 in fashion 20th century fashion A A line A line …

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