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chenille

/shuh-neel/US // ʃəˈnil //UK // (ʃəˈniːl) //

雪尼尔,雪尼儿,雪妮尔,雪纳瑞

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 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.