cretonne

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies

Word Origin

cretonne (n.)
1870, from French cretonne (1723), supposedly from Creton, village in Normandy where it originally was made.

Example

1. In her nostrils was the odour of dusty cretonne .
2. Inhaling the odour of dusty cretonne .

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