| 单词 | chenille |
| 释义 | chenille (once / 39796 pages) n Chenille is a soft, tufted type of material. If fuzziness is what you want in a sweater, go for chenille (especially if you can't afford cashmere). Chenille is any sort of yarn that has long pile — that is, stringy ends that are rooted in the core. It could help you remember what chenille is if you know it’s a French word originally meaning “hairy caterpillar,” which is something it resembles. Chenille is used in making many products, including clothes and carpets. Chenille is also often used to make decorative trim on furniture or curtains. WORD FAMILYchenille: chenilles USAGE EXAMPLESThe rooms have no televisions - reproductions of period radios instead - and period furnishings all the way down to chenille bedspreads. Washington Times(Apr 08, 2016) In the late 1990s Peter Seltzer registered the word “Kashwére” as a trademark for chenille products. Forbes(Jan 05, 2015) Mohair, chenille, and leather are all quite durable. Architectural Digest(Oct 15, 2014) 1n a soft tufted cord used in embroidery Syn|Hyper chenille cord cord a line made of twisted fibers or threads 2n a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads Hyper cloth, fabric, material, textile artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers |
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