chintz

[ chints ]

/ tʃɪnts /

noun

a printed cotton fabric, glazed or unglazed, used especially for draperies.

a painted or stained calico from India.

Origin of chintz

1605–15; earlier chints, plural of chint<Gujarati chī̃ṭ

Words nearby chintz

chinook salmon, chinos, chinquapin, chin rest, chin strap, chintz, chintzy, chin-up, chinwag, Chioggia, chionodoxa

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Example sentences from the Web for chintz

She pushed me in before her, locked the door, and drew the chintz curtains that hung over the inside.
The Woman in White|Wilkie Collins
You think a chintz kerchief can conceal the blot of the nobleman from the eyes of the people?
Mother|Maksim Gorky
The lad Wilkie 'll be to bide wi' them, and Chirsty had bocht the chintz to cover the airm-chair wi'.
A Window in Thrums|J. M. Barrie
To-day the fiat has gone forth, and we are already deep in consultation over paper and paint, chintz, and carpeting.
An Isle in the Water|Katharine Tynan

The bedroom, smart with chintz, also opened out of the drawing-room.
Cousin Betty|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for chintz

chintz

/ (tʃɪnts) /

noun

a printed, patterned cotton fabric, with glazed finish

a painted or stained Indian calico

Word Origin for chintz

C17: from Hindi chīnt, from Sanskrit citra gaily-coloured

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单词	chintz
释义	chintz [ chints ] / tʃɪnts / noun a printed cotton fabric, glazed or unglazed, used especially for draperies. a painted or stained calico from India. Origin of chintz 1605–15; earlier chints, plural of chint<Gujarati chī̃ṭ Words nearby chintz chinook salmon, chinos, chinquapin, chin rest, chin strap, chintz, chintzy, chin-up, chinwag, Chioggia, chionodoxa Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chintz She pushed me in before her, locked the door, and drew the chintz curtains that hung over the inside. The Woman in White\|Wilkie Collins You think a chintz kerchief can conceal the blot of the nobleman from the eyes of the people? Mother\|Maksim Gorky The lad Wilkie 'll be to bide wi' them, and Chirsty had bocht the chintz to cover the airm-chair wi'. A Window in Thrums\|J. M. Barrie To-day the fiat has gone forth, and we are already deep in consultation over paper and paint, chintz, and carpeting. An Isle in the Water\|Katharine Tynan The bedroom, smart with chintz, also opened out of the drawing-room. Cousin Betty\|Honore de Balzac British Dictionary definitions for chintz chintz / (tʃɪnts) / noun a printed, patterned cotton fabric, with glazed finish a painted or stained Indian calico Word Origin for chintz C17: from Hindi chīnt, from Sanskrit citra gaily-coloured Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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