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Definitions for Chenille
[1] a velvety cord or yarn of silk or worsted, for embroidery, fringes, etc.
[2] fabric made with a fringed silken thread used as the weft in combination with wool or cotton.
[3] any fabric with a protruding pile, as in certain rayon bedspreads.
[4] a deep-pile, durable, woolen carpeting with chenille weft: the most expensive power-loomed floor covering.
[5] a thick soft tufty silk or worsted velvet cord or yarn used in embroidery and for trimmings, etc
[6] a fabric of such yarn
[7] a rich and hard-wearing carpet of such fabric
Words nearby Chenille
cheney, chengchow, chengde, chengdu, chenier, chenille, chenille plant, chenin blanc, chennai, chennault, chenopod
Origin of Chenille
1730–40; < French: velvety cord, literally, caterpillar < Latin canīcula, with etymological sense “little dog,” though attested only in senses “shrewish woman, dogfish, Sirius” (see canicular); for parallel use of “cat” in same sense, see caterpillar
Word origin for Chenille
C18: from French, literally: hairy caterpillar, from Latin canicula, diminutive of canis dog