cretonne

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a strong, often printed fabric of cotton, linen, or rayon used especially for curtains, slipcovers, and upholstery

   Floral cretonne covered the armchair and matched the drawing-room curtains.

Borrowed from French cretonne. The deeper French origin is uncertain and has sometimes been associated with Creton, a place in Normandy. English adopted the name for a sturdy furnishing fabric used in curtains and upholstery.

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