chenille

English

Chenille fabric on a sofa

Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowing from French chenille.

Pronunciation

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Noun

chenille (countable and uncountable; plural chenilles)

1. an extremely soft and bunchy fabric often used to make sweaters
   • 1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House Is Built, Chapter VII, Section vi

     The house seemed unfamiliar in the dark stormy light; the red and purple glass of the front door made livid bruises on the linoleum; the green chenille curtain was like a veil of seaweed.

Anagrams

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French

Etymology

Latin canicula (“little dog”) (because of a caterpillar's head).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃ(ə.)nij/, X-SAMPA: /S@.nij/

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Noun

chenille f (plural chenilles)

1. caterpillar
2. chenille
3. caterpillar track, snow chain
4. whirligig (fairground attraction)

See also

• mite
• papillon m