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chintz definition

chintz (c̸hints)

noun

a cotton cloth printed in colors with flower designs or other patterns and usually glazed

Etymology: earlier chints, pl. of chint < Hindi chhīnt, chintz < Sans chitra, spot < IE base *(s)kai-, bright > -hood, OE hador, bright, L caelum, sky

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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