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Answer for the clue "Material Circe evens out with a weight ", 8 letters:
cretonne

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Word definitions for cretonne in dictionaries

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.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies

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.

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.