chenille
2
7.9
- noun
- /ʃəˈniːl/
:
chenilla
- The living room was decorated with a beautiful chenille rug that felt soft underfoot.
- chenille bedspread
- chenille throw
- chenille robe
Examples
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Now there was a large wooden cross above a single bed covered in a beige chenille quilt, a desk, and bookshelves on cinder blocks crammed with volumes in several languages.
Fiction book (1999) -
The fire laps at their chenille bedspread, the tassels brushing the hardwood floor.
Fiction book (1997) -
The chenille bedspread over a top sheet was our cover.
Fiction book (1991) -
I sat down on the chenille spread and began opening them aimlessly, looking at the pictures but not paying them much attention.
Fiction book (1992) -
It goes with the chenille throw cloth Beth's sister gave us.
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I closed the door and lay on top of the chenille spread that had been hurriedly flung across the mattress.
Fiction book (1996) -
It had a quilt, rather than the standard hotel chenille bedspread.
Fiction book (1998) -
Miss Rose, in a chenille robe and unlaced saddle oxfords, stood up from her chair and looked him dead in the eye.
Fiction book (2000) -
My mother's narrow bed, covered in lumpy pink chenille, was squashed into the alcove between the front door and the single room that comprised the living area.
Academic text (2009) -
She wrapped herself in a warm chenille blanket while watching her favorite movie.
Synonyms
252
1.0
Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibers used for clothes and curtains
149
2.5
A soft cloth with many short raised threads used for clothes and curtains
16
4.2
A soft, thick cloth with long, soft hairs used for toys and warm clothes
10
7.1
A soft cloth like velvet with a short thick surface
4
7.2
A soft cotton cloth with short, thick raised threads
Material used to cover and pad furniture like chairs or sofas
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chenille comes from the French word for 'caterpillar' because the thick, fuzzy yarn makes fabric that looks like a soft, furry caterpillar. That's why chenille refers to a heavy, velvety fabric used for bedspreads and rugs.