Crossword clues for cretonne
cretonne
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
1870, from French cretonne (1723), supposedly from Creton, village in Normandy where it originally was made.
Wiktionary
n. A strong, heavy fabric of cotton, linen or rayon, used to make curtains and upholstery.
WordNet
n. an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies
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 was invented by Paul Creton, an inhabitant of Vimoutiers in the Pays d'Auge, Lower Normandy, France, a village very active in the textile industry in the past centuries.
The word is now applied to a strong, printed cotton cloth, which is stouter than chintz but used for very much the same purposes. It is usually unglazed and may be printed on both sides and even with different patterns. Frequently cretonne has a fancy woven pattern of some kind which is modified by the printed design. It is sometimes made with a weft of cotton waste.
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.