Chintz

Quick meaning: Chintz is a noun meaning A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.

Meaning

A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.

Example Sentences

The morning air waved to and fro the chintz curtains of a large and, for a London one, a very cheerful-looking room, whose windows opened to the Thames.

He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, […] a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam. He found some glasses which didn't look very clean and polished them on a chintz window curtain.

Word Forms

• chintzes

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chint, chince, chints, madras, sittringy, chikan.

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