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CHENILLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("chenille" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Meronyms (substance of "chenille"):
chenille; chenille cord (a soft tufted cord used in embroidery)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A soft tufted cord used in embroidery
Synonyms:
chenille; chenille cord
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("chenille" is a kind of...):
cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)
Holonyms ("chenille" is a substance of...):
chenille (a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads)
