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单词 cretonne
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cretonnen.

Brit. /krᵻˈtɒn/, /krɛˈtɒn/, /ˈkrɛtɒn/, /krəˈtɒn/, U.S. /ˈkriˌtɑn/, /krəˈtɑn/
Etymology: < French cretonne (in Savary Dict. du Comm. 1723), according to Hatzfeld and Darmesteter < 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.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > unglazed
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cretonne1870
1870 G. W. Dasent Ann. Eventful Life II. viii. 134 Chair-covers and sofa-covers, chintz or tammy,—crétonnes were not then invented.
1886 Funny Folks Ann. 47 In chintz, silk, velvet, rep, cretonne, and satin brocatelle.
attributive.1887 R. N. Carey Uncle Max xix. 149 Pretty cretonne curtains.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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