chintz
61chintzy — /chint see/, adj., chintzier, chintziest. 1. of, like, or decorated with chintz. 2. cheap, inferior, or gaudy. 3. stingy; miserly: a chintzy way to entertain guests. [1850 55; CHINTZ + Y1; cf. CHINCHY, which has reinforced figurative senses] Syn …
62interior design — 1. the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features. 2. the art, business, or… …
63wallpaper — /wawl pay peuhr/, n. 1. paper, usually with printed decorative patterns in color, for pasting on and covering the walls or ceilings of rooms, hallways, etc. 2. any fabric, foil, vinyl material, etc., used as a wall or ceiling covering. v.t. 3. to …
64chintzy — adjective a) Of or decorated with chintz. b) tastelessly showy; cheap, tacky, or gaudy See Also: chintz …
65Glossary of textile manufacturing — For terms specifically related to sewing, see Glossary of sewing terms. For terms specifically related to dyeing, see Glossary of dyeing terms. The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of human technologies. To make textiles, the first… …
66Mots japonais d'origine portugaise — Beaucoup de mots japonais d origine portugaise sont entrés dans la langue japonaise quand les prêtres jésuites portugais ont présenté les idées chrétiennes, la science occidentale, la technologie et des produits aux Japonais au cours de la… …
67Zitz — Zịtz, der; es [niederl. sits, zu einer Nebenf. von Hindi chīṅṭ, ↑Chintz]: Chintz …
68cinz — s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic CINZ s.n. Stofă de bumbac imprimată, pentru mobilă. [< fr. chintz]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 17.12.2004. Sursa: DN CINZ s. n. stofă de bumbac imprimată pentru mobilă. (< fr …
69ch — digraph used in Old French for the tsh sound. In some French dialects, including that of Paris, Latin ca became French tsha, whence the Old French spelling ch for tsh. This was introduced to English after the Norman Conquest, in words borrowed… …
70chintzy — 1851, from CHINTZ (Cf. chintz) + Y (Cf. y) (2) …
