chikann.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɪk(ᵻ)n/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɪkən/

Forms: 1800s– chicken, 1800s– chikan.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu čikan, Persian čikin.

Etymology: < (i) Urdu čikan, čikin, and its etymon (ii) Persian čikin (also čakin), denoting a particular kind of embroidery and the fabric so embroidered < a Turkic language (compare Karakhanid çigin silk (11th cent.), Chaghatai çigin silk embroidery (15th cent.), Tatar çigin gold embroidery).Karakhanid was a Turkic language spoken in Central Asia from the 11th to 12th cent.

Indian English.

A type of hand embroidery created using cutwork and shadow work, typically with a pattern of flowers. Also: the action or practice of creating such embroidery.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > other types of embroidery

cutwork1470

Alexandrinec1500

loose work1548

Irish stitch1560

opus anglicumc1840

opus anglicanum1848

chikan1858

straw embroidery1862

Greek embroidery1882

Hardanger1904

Assisi1923

hedebo1932

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [adjective] > embroidered > other

broched?1510

raised1548

set-stitched1761

chikan1858

Strasbourg1871

Richelieu1878

rococo1879

Holbein1881

Hardanger1893

Mountmellick1893

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 86/2 Chikan, the Hindustani name for embroidering and working flowers on muslin.

1880 W. Hoey Monogr. Trade N. India iii. 88 The chikan of Lucknow is in great demand in all parts of India.

1907 Imperial Gazetteer India (new ed.) III. 221 Chikan work in fact takes the place in India that lace holds in Europe.

2005 J. Arunachalam Women's Equality v. 267 Recently, the WWF has initiated its unionisation work with chicken embroidery workers in the urban slums of Luchnow city.

2018 Telegraph (Nexis) 27 Apr. (Travel section) The designers champion traditional embroidery techniques such as chikan.

2018 Times of India (Nexis) 22 Oct. They shopped for chikan clothes for their family members and themselves.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	chikan
释义	chikann. Brit. /ˈtʃɪk(ᵻ)n/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪkən/ Forms: 1800s– chicken, 1800s– chikan. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu čikan, Persian čikin. Etymology: < (i) Urdu čikan, čikin, and its etymon (ii) Persian čikin (also čakin), denoting a particular kind of embroidery and the fabric so embroidered < a Turkic language (compare Karakhanid çigin silk (11th cent.), Chaghatai çigin silk embroidery (15th cent.), Tatar çigin gold embroidery).Karakhanid was a Turkic language spoken in Central Asia from the 11th to 12th cent. Indian English. A type of hand embroidery created using cutwork and shadow work, typically with a pattern of flowers. Also: the action or practice of creating such embroidery. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > other types of embroidery cutwork1470 Alexandrinec1500 loose work1548 Irish stitch1560 opus anglicumc1840 opus anglicanum1848 chikan1858 straw embroidery1862 Greek embroidery1882 Hardanger1904 Assisi1923 hedebo1932 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [adjective] > embroidered > other broched?1510 raised1548 set-stitched1761 chikan1858 Strasbourg1871 Richelieu1878 rococo1879 Holbein1881 Hardanger1893 Mountmellick1893 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 86/2 Chikan, the Hindustani name for embroidering and working flowers on muslin. 1880 W. Hoey Monogr. Trade N. India iii. 88 The chikan of Lucknow is in great demand in all parts of India. 1907 Imperial Gazetteer India (new ed.) III. 221 Chikan work in fact takes the place in India that lace holds in Europe. 2005 J. Arunachalam Women's Equality v. 267 Recently, the WWF has initiated its unionisation work with chicken embroidery workers in the urban slums of Luchnow city. 2018 Telegraph (Nexis) 27 Apr. (Travel section) The designers champion traditional embroidery techniques such as chikan. 2018 Times of India (Nexis) 22 Oct. They shopped for chikan clothes for their family members and themselves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1858
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