Chenille
[shuh-neel] /ʃəˈnil/
noun
1.
a velvety cord or yarn of silk or worsted, for embroidery, fringes, etc.
2.
fabric made with a fringed silken thread used as the weft in combination with wool or cotton.
3.
any fabric with a protruding pile, as in certain rayon bedspreads.
4.
a deep-pile, durable, woolen carpeting with chenille weft: the most expensive power-loomed floor covering.
/ʃəˈniːl/
noun
1.
a thick soft tufty silk or worsted velvet cord or yarn used in embroidery and for trimmings, etc
2.
a fabric of such yarn
3.
a rich and hard-wearing carpet of such fabric
n.
“velvety cord,” 1738, from French chenille, properly “caterpillar,” literally “little dog” (13c.), from Latin canicula “a dog” (also “a violent woman; the star Sirius; the worst throw in dice”), diminutive of canis “dog” (see canine (n.)). So called for its furry look. Cf. caterpillar.
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