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‖ cretonne|krətɔn, ˈkrɛtɒn|
[a. F. cretonne (in Savary Dict. du Comm. 1723), according to Hatzfeld and Darmesteter from Creton, a village of Normandy, famous for its linen manufactures.]
The French name of a strong fabric of hempen warp and linen woof; applied in England to a stout unglazed cotton cloth printed on one or both sides with a pattern in colours, and used for chair covers, curtains, and the like.
1870G. W. Dasent Annals Eventf. Life II. viii. 134 Chair-covers and sofa-covers, chintz or tammy,—crétonnes were not then invented. 1886Funny Folks Ann. 47 In chintz, silk, velvet, rep, cretonne, and satin brocatelle.
attrib.1887R. N. Carey Uncle Max xix. 149 Pretty cretonne curtains. |