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CHENILLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chenille mean?
• CHENILLE (noun)
The noun CHENILLE has 2 senses:
1. a soft tufted cord used in embroidery
2. a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads
Familiarity information: CHENILLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A soft tufted cord used in embroidery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
chenille; chenille cord
Hypernyms ("chenille" is a kind of...):
cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)
Holonyms ("chenille" is a substance of...):
chenille (a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("chenille" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Meronyms (substance of "chenille"):
chenille; chenille cord (a soft tufted cord used in embroidery)
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