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• Chenille fabric — For other uses, see Chenille (disambiguation). Chenille yarn Chenille fabric …   Wikipedia

• Chenille — may refer to: the French word for caterpillar Chenille fabric, a type of fabric (either a type of cored yarn or the fabric made from it) Chenille plant Chenille stem, a kind of pipe cleaner This disambiguation page lists articles associated with… …   Wikipedia

• chenille — ► NOUN ▪ fabric made from a tufted velvety yarn, typically used for furnishings or clothing. ORIGIN French, hairy caterpillar , from Latin canicula small dog …   English terms dictionary

• chenille — [shə nēl′] n. [Fr, lit., hairy caterpillar < L canicula, dim. of canis, dog (see HOUND1): from its hairy pile] 1. a tufted, velvety yarn used for trimming, embroidery, etc. 2. a fabric filled or woven with such yarn, used for rugs, bedspreads …   English World dictionary

• Fabric and Cloth — This is a rather odd category, listing 269 names of kinds of fabric and cloth. There is an enormous variety in fabrics, with many different national, historical and regional varieties. It is interesting to note, however, that almost all of the… …   Phrontistery dictionary

• chenille — noun Etymology: French, literally, caterpillar, from Latin canicula, diminutive of canis dog; from its hairy appearance more at hound Date: circa 1739 1. a wool, cotton, silk, or rayon yarn with protruding pile; also a pile face fabric with a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• chenille — /sheuh neel /, n. 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… …   Universalium

• chenille — /ʃəˈnil / (say shuh neel) noun 1. a velvety cord of silk or worsted, used in embroidery, fringe, etc. 2. fabric made with a fringed silken thread used as the weft in combination with wool or cotton. 3. a fabric with a pile created by the use of… …  

• chenille — velvety silk, wool or cotton fabric with protruding pile Fabric and Cloth …   Phrontistery dictionary

• chenille — noun an extremely soft and bunchy fabric often used to make sweaters …   Wiktionary

• chenille —    (sheh NEEL) [French: caterpillar; silkworm] A velvety yarn of cotton, rayon, or silk used for bedspreads, curtains, and sometimes for clothing; any fabric with a protruding pile …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases