toile de Chinen.

Brit.

/twɑːl də ˈʃiːn/, U.S.

/ˌtwɑl də ˈʃin/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French toile de Chine.

Etymology: < French toile de Chine any of several cloths produced in China (1806 or earlier), grass-cloth (although this is apparently first attested slightly later than in English: 1846 or earlier) < toile cloth (see toil n.²) + de de prep. + Chine China n.¹In 19th-cent. French, the phrase is sometimes used to render Chinese xià bù grass-cloth, literally ‘summer cloth’.

A light linen-like cloth originally made in China and plain woven from ramie (ramie n. 1b); = grass cloth n. Also (more loosely): a variety of linen cloth produced in China or with Chinese designs.

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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 > made from other vegetable fibres > [noun] > made from grass-cloth plant

herba1599

grass cloth1638

grass linen1825

toile de Chine1843

1843 Atlas 3 June 348/2 Pekins of every variety are much in favour this season, both of rich and simple description,..in fancy material brocatelle d'été, toiles de Chine,..Giselle muslin, organdy regina, &c.

1870 Milliner & Dressmaker Aug. 238/2 Seaside Toilet in unbleached toile de chine, trimmed at the edge with a deep scallop bound with mauve silk.

1923 Weekly Disp. 11 Feb. 14 5,000 Yards of Toile de Chine. Made of finest Spun Silk.

1961 R. Godden China Court 142 The dresses are in toile-de-Chine, the upper skirts caught up at the side into panniers.

2004 C. J. Dellatore & R. Sulcas Fabric Style Bk. 101 With..‘Toile de Chine’, we placed the largest motif in the center of the seat panel.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	toile de chine
释义	toile de Chinen. Brit. /twɑːl də ˈʃiːn/, U.S. /ˌtwɑl də ˈʃin/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French toile de Chine. Etymology: < French toile de Chine any of several cloths produced in China (1806 or earlier), grass-cloth (although this is apparently first attested slightly later than in English: 1846 or earlier) < toile cloth (see toil n.²) + de de prep. + Chine China n.¹In 19th-cent. French, the phrase is sometimes used to render Chinese xià bù grass-cloth, literally ‘summer cloth’. A light linen-like cloth originally made in China and plain woven from ramie (ramie n. 1b); = grass cloth n. Also (more loosely): a variety of linen cloth produced in China or with Chinese designs. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from other vegetable fibres > [noun] > made from grass-cloth plant herba1599 grass cloth1638 grass linen1825 toile de Chine1843 1843 Atlas 3 June 348/2 Pekins of every variety are much in favour this season, both of rich and simple description,..in fancy material brocatelle d'été, toiles de Chine,..Giselle muslin, organdy regina, &c. 1870 Milliner & Dressmaker Aug. 238/2 Seaside Toilet in unbleached toile de chine, trimmed at the edge with a deep scallop bound with mauve silk. 1923 Weekly Disp. 11 Feb. 14 5,000 Yards of Toile de Chine. Made of finest Spun Silk. 1961 R. Godden China Court 142 The dresses are in toile-de-Chine, the upper skirts caught up at the side into panniers. 2004 C. J. Dellatore & R. Sulcas Fabric Style Bk. 101 With..‘Toile de Chine’, we placed the largest motif in the center of the seat panel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1843
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