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单词 chenille
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Definition of chenille in English:

chenille

noun ʃəˈniːlʃəˈnil
mass noun
  • A tufty, velvety cord or yarn, used for trimming furniture and made into carpets or clothing.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Those spending $300 in the malls get a plush, red chenille teddy bear as a gift with purchase.
    • I made a real effort to have a go at knitting with the chenille tape yarn but it was doing my head in.
    • The bow stays tied better if you choose a textural ribbon, such as chenille, rickrack, or grosgrain.
    • He loves chenille as it's got very soft feel next to the skin.
    • It's got a chenille cord and and eyelash yarn wrapped around it.
    • Or you'll remember that you still have your grandmother's chenille bedspread in the attic, and it'll be perfect on the bed.
    • To make your furniture snuggle-friendly, sew soft faux suede or chenille slipcovers for your favourite chair.
    • Pink chenille fibres found on Carly's body matched with others found in the boot.
    • Rebecca wore her coat today, along with a salt-and-pepper scarf and black chenille gloves, which had been bought on sale at K-Mart.
    • Made of 165,000 two-inch pieces of chenille pipe cleaners, the piece has another, clandestine identity.
    • I was wearing my long-sleeved aqua chenille top with my grey/black skirt, as well as my leather boots that came up to my knees.
    • She pulls her chenille robe tightly around her, sighs loudly and only after the screen door slams behind her calls out an emphatic, ‘No.’
    • If you cut the garment or project pieces ‘to size’ and then create the chenille, the final chenille piece may be too small.
    • Starting at the hook bend, tie in the black chenille and the silver wire.
    • She pushed back the burgundy chenille blanket that had been covering her and stood up, slipping on her flip flops.
    • I would like to know if it is possible to dye a vintage chenille bedspread?
    • These lightweight, comfortable cutters are good for multiple layers, chenille projects and cutting patterns.
    • In other knitting news, I am still free-forming this chenille.
    • She always made me a bit nervous with her perfect hair and chenille clothes and her size 2 body.
    • We used eyelash, chenille, angora-type and openwork ‘dot’ ribbon.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French, literally 'hairy caterpillar', from Latin canicula 'small dog', diminutive of canis.

  • This term for a tufty velvety yarn is a use of a French word meaning ‘hairy caterpillar’, from Latin canicula ‘small dog’, the connection being the fur of all three.

Rhymes

allele, anele, anneal, appeal, Bastille, Beale, Castile, cochineal, cockatiel, conceal, congeal, creel, deal, eel, Emile, feel, freewheel, genteel, Guayaquil, heal, heel, he'll, keel, Kiel, kneel, leal, Lille, Lucille, manchineel, meal, misdeal, Neil, O'Neill, ordeal, peal, peel, reel, schlemiel, seal, seel, she'll, spiel, squeal, steal, steel, Steele, teal, underseal, veal, weal, we'll, wheel, zeal
 
 

Definition of chenille in US English:

chenille

nounʃəˈnilSHəˈnēl
  • A tufted velvety cord or yarn, used for trimming furniture and making carpets and clothing.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Those spending $300 in the malls get a plush, red chenille teddy bear as a gift with purchase.
    • Rebecca wore her coat today, along with a salt-and-pepper scarf and black chenille gloves, which had been bought on sale at K-Mart.
    • Or you'll remember that you still have your grandmother's chenille bedspread in the attic, and it'll be perfect on the bed.
    • Starting at the hook bend, tie in the black chenille and the silver wire.
    • He loves chenille as it's got very soft feel next to the skin.
    • The bow stays tied better if you choose a textural ribbon, such as chenille, rickrack, or grosgrain.
    • It's got a chenille cord and and eyelash yarn wrapped around it.
    • She pushed back the burgundy chenille blanket that had been covering her and stood up, slipping on her flip flops.
    • I was wearing my long-sleeved aqua chenille top with my grey/black skirt, as well as my leather boots that came up to my knees.
    • In other knitting news, I am still free-forming this chenille.
    • I would like to know if it is possible to dye a vintage chenille bedspread?
    • Pink chenille fibres found on Carly's body matched with others found in the boot.
    • She always made me a bit nervous with her perfect hair and chenille clothes and her size 2 body.
    • If you cut the garment or project pieces ‘to size’ and then create the chenille, the final chenille piece may be too small.
    • To make your furniture snuggle-friendly, sew soft faux suede or chenille slipcovers for your favourite chair.
    • These lightweight, comfortable cutters are good for multiple layers, chenille projects and cutting patterns.
    • She pulls her chenille robe tightly around her, sighs loudly and only after the screen door slams behind her calls out an emphatic, ‘No.’
    • We used eyelash, chenille, angora-type and openwork ‘dot’ ribbon.
    • Made of 165,000 two-inch pieces of chenille pipe cleaners, the piece has another, clandestine identity.
    • I made a real effort to have a go at knitting with the chenille tape yarn but it was doing my head in.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French, literally ‘hairy caterpillar’, from Latin canicula ‘small dog’, diminutive of canis.

 
 
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