| 释义 |
chiné, a. and n.|ʃine|
[Fr., pa. pple. of chiner, f. Chine China.]
A. adj. Of silk: dyed or woven with a mottled or indistinct pattern after an actual or supposed Chinese fashion.
B. n. Chiné fabric.
1852E. Twisleton Let. 3 July (1928) i. 15 My little chené [sic] silk..would have made another more suitable toilette. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Chiné, goods of worsted, cotton, silk, and linen, with printed warps. 1862Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 3901, Plain and figured chinés. 1862S. Hale Lett. (1919) 13 Sheer white muslin, most elaborately trimmed with brilliant rose and Chine ribbon, round the bottom of the skirt. 1896Daily News 9 May 8/6 The chiné ribbon is in pink flowers, with a green border. 1900Ibid. 8 Sept. 6/3 The coats are lined with chiné silks. 1940Chambers's Techn. Dict. 157/1 Chiné, a fancy silk material in which the patterns are printed on the warp threads, before weaving. 1960Cunnington & Beard Dict. Eng. Costume 250/1 Chiné silk, a silk of which the pattern has the appearance of having ‘run’. 1968J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 219 Chiné fabrics are those in which the warp threads are dyed or printed before weaving. |