单词 | chenille |
释义 | chenille /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 rayon bedspreads. 4. a deep-pile, durable, woolen carpeting with chenille weft: the most expensive power-loomed floor covering. [1730-40; < F: velvety cord, lit., caterpillar < L canicula, with etymological sense "little dog," though attested only in senses "shrewish woman, dogfish, Sirius" (see CANICULAR); for parallel use of "cat" in same sense, see CATERPILLAR] |
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