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Furnishing fabric
Answer for the clue "Furnishing fabric ", 8 letters:
cretonne
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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 ...
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
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.