Chenille

Pronunciation

Origin

Borrowing from fr chenille.

Full definition of chenille

Noun

1. an extremely soft and bunchy fabric often used to make sweaters
• 1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House Is Built, Chapter VII, Section viThe house seemed unfamiliar in the dark stormy light; the red and purple glass of the front door made livid bruises on the linoleum; the green chenille curtain was like a veil of seaweed.

Anagrams

• Hellenic