cretonne

[ kri-ton, kree-ton ]

/ krɪˈtɒn, ˈkri tɒn /

noun

a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.

Origin of cretonne

1865–70; <French, after Creton, Norman village where it was produced

Words nearby cretonne

Crete, cretic, cretin, cretinism, cretinize, cretonne, cretons, Creüsa, Creuse, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, crevalle

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Example sentences from the Web for cretonne

Then the cretonne curtains might be hung in the newly furnished spare bed-room.
Household Organization|Florence Caddy
Two pretty girls were standing at a table, looking through a book of patterns in cretonne.
The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 42, June, 1894|Various
Tape is good for binding; and so is a bias strip of the cretonne cover, or of a pretty contrasting color.
Clothing and Health|Helen Kinne
Yes, his hands were behind him clutching and kneading a fold of the cretonne.
The Riddle of the Sands|Erskine Childers

All the bedrooms are called after flowers, to match the paper and cretonne.
Mollie's Prince|Rosa Nouchette Carey

British Dictionary definitions for cretonne

cretonne

/ (krɛˈtɒn, ˈkrɛtɒn) /

noun

a heavy cotton or linen fabric with a printed design, used for furnishing
(as modifier)cretonne chair covers

Word Origin for cretonne

C19: from French, from Creton Norman village where it originated

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cretonne
释义	cretonne [ kri-ton, kree-ton ] / krɪˈtɒn, ˈkri tɒn / noun a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers. Origin of cretonne 1865–70; <French, after Creton, Norman village where it was produced Words nearby cretonne Crete, cretic, cretin, cretinism, cretinize, cretonne, cretons, Creüsa, Creuse, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, crevalle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cretonne Then the cretonne curtains might be hung in the newly furnished spare bed-room. Household Organization\|Florence Caddy Two pretty girls were standing at a table, looking through a book of patterns in cretonne. The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 42, June, 1894\|Various Tape is good for binding; and so is a bias strip of the cretonne cover, or of a pretty contrasting color. Clothing and Health\|Helen Kinne Yes, his hands were behind him clutching and kneading a fold of the cretonne. The Riddle of the Sands\|Erskine Childers All the bedrooms are called after flowers, to match the paper and cretonne. Mollie's Prince\|Rosa Nouchette Carey British Dictionary definitions for cretonne cretonne / (krɛˈtɒn, ˈkrɛtɒn) / noun a heavy cotton or linen fabric with a printed design, used for furnishing (as modifier)cretonne chair covers Word Origin for cretonne C19: from French, from Creton Norman village where it originated Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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