Definition of chenille Chenille
che•nille
We found 6 definitions of chenille from 5 different sources.
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What does chenille mean?
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NounPlural: chenilles |
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| chenille - a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads | ||
| cloth, textile, fabric, 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" | ||
| chenille - a soft tufted cord used in embroidery | ||
| chenille cord | ||
| cord a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- chenille (n.)
Tufted cord, of silk or worsted, for the trimming of ladies' dresses, for embroidery and fringes, and for the weft of Chenille rugs.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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chenille
she-nēl′, n. a thick, velvety-looking cord of silk or wool (and so resembling a caterpillar), used in ornamental sewing and manufactured trimmings. [Fr. chenille, a caterpillar—L. canicula, a hairy little dog, canis, a dog.]
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🔤- chenille, noun, singular of chenilles.
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