"chintz" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃɪnts/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chintz.wav [Southern-England] Forms: chintzes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪnts Etymology: From Hindi छींट (chī̃ṭ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|छींट|tr=chī̃ṭ}} Hindi छींट (chī̃ṭ) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chintz (countable and uncountable, plural chintzes)
  1. A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs. Wikipedia link: chintz Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fabrics Derived forms: chintzy Translations (fabric): չիթ (čʻitʻ) (Armenian), 印花棉布 (yìnhuā miánbù) (Chinese Mandarin), chintz [common-gender] (Danish), sits (Dutch), sits (Estonian), kins [neuter] (Faroese), chintz [masculine] (French), Chintz (German), छींट (chī̃ṭ) (Hindi), sirs [neuter] (Icelandic), sitsa (Ingrian), шыт (şyt) (Kazakh), چیت (çit) (Ottoman Turkish), chita (Portuguese), чинц (činc) [masculine] (Russian), си́тец (sítec) [masculine] (Russian), cic [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)

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