cretonne

[ kri-ton, kree-ton ]

noun
  1. a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.

Origin of cretonne

1
1865–70; <French, after Creton, Norman village where it was produced

Words Nearby cretonne

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How to use cretonne in a sentence

  • "Oh bother," grumbled Mollie, as after their breakfast she gloomily surveyed the landscape from the cretonne-curtained window.

  • Quick as thought I was back in my old position, to find my view barred by a cretonne curtain.

    The Riddle of the Sands | Erskine Childers
  • He found the cabin door on the hook, and the faded curtain of cretonne drawn across.

    A Soldier of the Legion | C. N. Williamson
  • There was new cretonne on the old sofa, a handsome cloth on the centre-table, and a new easy-chair.

    Uncle Max | Rosa Nouchette Carey
  • If they are not in their night-shirts you can examine the covering--usually satin or perhaps cretonne.

    Town Life in Australia | R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny

British Dictionary definitions for cretonne

cretonne

/ (krɛˈtɒn, ˈkrɛtɒn) /


noun
    • a heavy cotton or linen fabric with a printed design, used for furnishing

    • (as modifier): cretonne chair covers

Origin of cretonne

1
C19: from French, from Creton Norman village where it originated

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