chenille

Definitions of chenille
  1. noun
    a soft tufted cord used in embroidery
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    type of:
    koord, streng
    a line made of twisted fibers or threads
  2. noun
    a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads
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    type of:
    doek, kleed, materiaal, stof, stofdoek, stofvod, textiel, textielindustrie, textielnijverheid, textielvezel, weefsel
    artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
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