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chintz
chintz [probably Hindustani,=variegated], originally a painted or stained calico from India. Esteemed for its bright colors and designs, it was used in Europe for bedcovers and draperies. Reproductions of Indian designs and also original patterns were soon produced. Especially noted was toile de Jouy, manufactured from 1700 to 1843 at Jouy, near Paris. Both flower motifs and characteristic pictorial scenes are prized by collectors and imitated in modern prints. Modern chintz is usually made up of bright prints on a light background. |
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"chintz." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "chintz." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-chintz.html "chintz." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-chintz.html |
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chintzy
chintz·y / ˈchintsē/ • adj. (chintz·i·er , chintz·i·est ) 1. of, like, or decorated with chintz. ∎ brightly colorful but gaudy and tasteless. 2. inf. miserly. DERIVATIVES: chintz·i·ly / ˈchintsəlē/ adv. chintz·i·ness n. |
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"chintzy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "chintzy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-chintzy.html "chintzy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-chintzy.html |
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chintz / chints/ • n. printed multicolored cotton fabric with a glazed finish, used esp. for curtains and upholstery: a sofa upholstered in chintz| [as adj.] floral chintz curtains. |
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"chintz." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "chintz." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-chintz.html "chintz." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-chintz.html |
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chintz
chintz varicoloured cotton cloth with floral designs. XVII. Earlier chints, orig. pl. of chint — Hindi chīṭ.
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T. F. HOAD. "chintz." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "chintz." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-chintz.html T. F. HOAD. "chintz." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-chintz.html |
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chintz
•askance, expanse, finance, Hans, Hanse, manse, nance, Penzance, Romance
•underpants • happenstance
•advance, Afrikaans, à outrance, chance, dance, enhance, entrance, faience, France, glance, lance, mischance, outdance, perchance, prance, Provence, stance, trance
•nuance • tap-dance • square dance
•freelance • convenance
•cense, commence, common sense, condense, dense, dispense, expense, fence, hence, Hortense, immense, offence (US offense), pence, prepense, pretence (US pretense), sense, spence, suspense, tense, thence, whence
•ring-fence • recompense
•frankincense
•chintz, convince, evince, Linz, mince, Port-au-Prince, prince, quince, rinse, since, Vince, wince
•province
•bonce, ensconce, nonce, ponce, response, sconce
•séance • pièce de résistance
•announce, bounce, denounce, flounce, fluid ounce, jounce, mispronounce, ounce, pounce, pronounce, renounce, trounce
•dunce, once
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"chintz." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "chintz." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-chintz.html "chintz." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-chintz.html |
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chintzy
chintzy
•Chrissie, Cissy, kissy, missy, prissy, sissy
•dixie, pixie, tricksy, Trixie
•chintzy, De Quincey, wincey
•efficiency, proficiency, sufficiency
•Gypsy, tipsy
•ditzy, glitzy, itsy-bitsy, Mitzi, ritzy, Uffizi
•Eurydice
•odyssey, theodicy
•sub judice • prophecy • anglice
•chaplaincy • policy • baronetcy
•governessy • Pharisee • actressy
•clerisy, heresy
•secrecy • statice • captaincy
•courtesy
•dicey, icy, pricey, spicy, vice
•stridency • sightsee
•bossy, Flossie, flossy, glossy, mossy, posse
•boxy, doxy, epoxy, foxy, moxie, poxy, proxy
•bonxie
•poncey, sonsy
•dropsy, popsy
•biopsy • heterodoxy • orthodoxy
•autopsy
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"chintzy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "chintzy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-chintzy.html "chintzy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-chintzy.html |
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