1
: a printed calico from India
2
: a usually glazed printed cotton fabric

Examples of chintz in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The living room is dominated by a large sofa covered in an English chintz, with Madeleine Castaing coffee tables on a pink Romanian rug. Ellie Pithers, Vogue, 31 July 2024 At a time when floral chintz reigned supreme, such starkness was groundbreaking. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2023 Old-school patterns, like toile, chintz, and vintage floral chintz, are seeing a resurgence in popularity. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023 Jayne Design Studio senior designer William Cullum chose a cheerful robin's egg blue for this 1980s country home in Suffern, New York, which showcases Italian Baroque stools and a rug digitally printed with a pattern taken from an 18th-century Indian chintz. Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful, 1 June 2022 See all Example Sentences for chintz 

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Word History

Etymology

earlier chints, plural of chint, from Hindi chī̃ṭ & Urdu chīnṭ

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of chintz was in 1614

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Cite this Entry

“Chintz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chintz. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

chintz

noun
: a shiny cotton fabric with a flowery pattern printed on it

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