chenille
(noun) a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads
chenille, chenille cord
(noun) a soft tufted cord used in embroidery
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chenille (countable and uncountable, plural chenilles)
An extremely soft and bunchy fabric often used to make sweaters.
• Hellenic
Source: Wiktionary
Che*nille", n. Etym: [F., prop., a caterpillar.]
Definition: Tufted cord, of silk or worsted, for the trimimg of ladies' dresses, for embroidery and fringes, and for the weft of chenille rugs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 March 2025
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
