chenille

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The wicker is very delicately plaited, and is ornamented with a pattern in chenille which is very easy to work.

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  1. noun A soft tufted cord of silk, cotton, or worsted used in embroidery or for fringing.
  2. noun Fabric made of this cord, commonly used for bedspreads or rugs.

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  • Two cozy chenille-upholstered chairs framed the huge window. —  AHMM,January-February2008
  • There was a suite covered in green plushette, curtains of crimson chenille, and two very large blue vases on the mantelpiece. —  Vanishing Point - Patricia Wentworth - Miss Silver 24: 1953
  • 'Twas a black velvet petticoat, embroidered in chenille, the pattern a great gold wicker basket filled to spilling over with ramping flowers that climbed and grew all about her person. —  The Ladies
  • Former trendy yarns such as chenille and fur textures, once popular, move over on the needles to make room for yarn types presently on the drawing boards of spinners and manufacturers. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • They are presented in cottons and linens for a fresh and airy setting or in velvet, chenille, taffetas and silks for a luxurious feel.
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  1. French chenille, caterpillar, chenille, from Latin canīcula, diminutive of canis, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. French, literally a caterpillar (= Provencal canilha), prob. from Latin canicula, a little dog, diminutive of canis (later F. chien), a dog. Cf. caterpillar.
 

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