chenille.
/shuh-neel/US // ʃəˈnil //UK // (ʃəˈniːl) //
雪尼尔,雪尼儿,雪妮尔,雪纳瑞
Definitions
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
- ›a velvety cord or yarn of silk or worsted, for embroidery, fringes, etc.
- ›fabric made with a fringed silken thread used as the weft in combination with wool or cotton.
- ›any fabric with a protruding pile, as in certain rayon bedspreads.
- ›a deep-pile, durable, woolen carpeting with chenille weft: the most expensive power-loomed floor covering.
Examples
Run a narrow velvet through the holes of the third row and affix wider velvet ends, or chenille tassels to each extremity.
Her prize was a gay little chenille imp, which she stuck in her hair with great glee.
On the chenille-covered table in the middle of the room stood a vase with artificial flowers.
There is this against chenille, that its texture is not sympathetic to the touch, and that there is a stuffy look about it always.
The holiday hat is the same, save for a roll of brightly and many tinted chenille.
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