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cretonne
Alternative clues for the word cretonne
Word definitions for cretonne in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A strong, heavy fabric of cotton, linen or rayon, used to make curtains and upholstery.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cretonne \Cre*tonne"\ (kr?-t?n"), n. [F., gr. Creton, its first manufacturer.] A strong white fabric with warp of hemp and weft of flax. A fabric with cotton warp and woolen weft. A kind of chintz with a glossy surface.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1870, from French cretonne (1723), supposedly from Creton , village in Normandy where it originally was made.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Cretonne was originally a strong, white fabric with a hempen warp and linen weft . The word is sometimes said to be derived from Creton, a village in Normandy where the manufacture of linen was carried on; some other serious sources mention that the cretonne ...
Usage examples of cretonne.
The rooms were as small as cabins, whitewashed, and of cabinlike simplicity, with an iron bed, a wash-stand, a chair, a few hooks on which to hang clothes, and bright cretonne curtains.
There was a big fireplace, Indian rugs, two davenports with faded cretonne slips over them, more wicker furniture, not too comfortable.