chintz

C0305400 (chĭnts)n. A printed and glazed cotton fabric, usually of bright colors.

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

chintz

(tʃɪnts) n1. (Textiles) a printed patterned cotton fabric, with glazed finish2. (Textiles) a painted or stained Indian calico[C17: from Hindi chīnt, from Sanskrit citra gaily-coloured]

chintz

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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]

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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Noun

chintz - a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabriccloth, 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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chintz

(chĭnts) [probably Hindustani,=variegated], originally a painted or stained calico from India. Esteemed for its bright colors and designs, it was used in Europe for bedcovers and draperies. Reproductions of Indian designs and also original patterns were soon produced. Especially noted was toile de Jouy, manufactured from 1700 to 1843 at Jouy, near Paris. Both flower motifs and characteristic pictorial scenes are prized by collectors and imitated in modern prints. Modern chintz is usually made up of bright prints on a light background.

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a uniformly dyed or printed lightweight cotton fabric produced by subjecting raw calico to a special finishing process. Owing to its broad range of patterns, colors, and finishes (soft, stiff, mat, shiny, embossed), chintz is widely used for making lightweight women’s and children’s clothing, men’s shirts, bed linen, and curtains.

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[chins] (textiles) A glazed cotton fabric often printed with figures, birds, and florals.

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1. a printed, patterned cotton fabric, with glazed finish 2. a painted or stained Indian calico

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noun a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric

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