chenille
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noun
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.
Origin:
1730–40; < French: velvety cord, literally, caterpillar < Latin canīcula, 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
1730–40; < French: velvety cord, literally, caterpillar < Latin canīcula, 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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| —n | |
| 1. | a thick soft tufty silk or worsted velvet cord or yarn used in embroidery and for trimmings, etc |
| 2. | a fabric of such yarn |
| 3. | a rich and hard-wearing carpet of such fabric |
| [C18: from French, literally: hairy caterpillar, from Latin canicula, diminutive of canis dog] | |
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Word Origin & History
chenille
1738, from Fr. "caterpillar," lit. "little dog," from L. canicula, dim. of canis "dog" (see canine).
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Example sentences
Fresh flowers, original lithographs and chenille bedspreads make this a romantic, cozy place to spend the night.
The bed was unmade, the sheets pink with a nubbly chenille coverlet.
Soft, cozy faux fur chenille lining made for barefoot wear, cushioned insole.
Carefully, poke a hole through the center of the stack from the bottom with a chenille stem.
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