chintz
noun
ˈchin(t)s 
1
: a printed calico from India
2
: a usually glazed printed cotton fabric
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web O’Connell went with Schumacher’s fern print, Les Fougeres, on a pair of chairs in the sunroom; Colefax and Fowler’s classic Bowood chintz in the breakfast nook; and Jasper’s Malmaison-Fontaine, featuring climbing passionflower vines, in the library. 
Maile Pingel, Washington Post, 27 July 2022 To oversee this work, Boris and Carrie commissioned an interior designer named Lulu Lytle, known for her chintz patterns, her rattan furniture, and her interest in Egyptology. Lara Prendergast, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021 The songs got bigger and took on some of the chintz and drama of musical theatre, but the bones of her signature sound were still there. Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2021 Here, too, is a nice study of the scale of oversize chintz roses and tiebacks, right for the height of the windows. Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 9 Aug. 2021 Thanks to the gentle, unforced way Mills directs his script, and Phoenix’s naturalistic acting, the movie never has the feel of Hollywood chintz. Kyle Smith, National Review, 5 Oct. 2021 Zinnia Citron, singing out strongly, a little going a long smiling way as background in chintz upholstery and window blinds. Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 July 2021 CeCe Barfield, a Bunny Williams alum who playfully elevates traditional chintz and tassels into the 21st century, came out with her second home collection earlier this June. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 June 2021 The same fabric—a reproduction of an early-19th-century chintz by Quadrille—covers the walls and has been purposely reproduced in the painting by Christian White. Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 27 Mar. 2021 See More
Maile Pingel, Washington Post, 27 July 2022 To oversee this work, Boris and Carrie commissioned an interior designer named Lulu Lytle, known for her chintz patterns, her rattan furniture, and her interest in Egyptology. Lara Prendergast, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021 The songs got bigger and took on some of the chintz and drama of musical theatre, but the bones of her signature sound were still there. Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2021 Here, too, is a nice study of the scale of oversize chintz roses and tiebacks, right for the height of the windows. Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 9 Aug. 2021 Thanks to the gentle, unforced way Mills directs his script, and Phoenix’s naturalistic acting, the movie never has the feel of Hollywood chintz. Kyle Smith, National Review, 5 Oct. 2021 Zinnia Citron, singing out strongly, a little going a long smiling way as background in chintz upholstery and window blinds. Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 July 2021 CeCe Barfield, a Bunny Williams alum who playfully elevates traditional chintz and tassels into the 21st century, came out with her second home collection earlier this June. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 June 2021 The same fabric—a reproduction of an early-19th-century chintz by Quadrille—covers the walls and has been purposely reproduced in the painting by Christian White. Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 27 Mar. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
earlier chints, plural of chint, from Hindi chī̃ṭ & Urdu chīnṭ
First Known Use
1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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