Cretonne
[kri-ton, kree-ton] /krɪˈtɒn, ˈkri tɒn/
noun
1.
a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
/krɛˈtɒn; ˈkrɛtɒn/
noun
1.
n.
1870, from French cretonne (1723), supposedly from Creton, village in Normandy where it originally was made.
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