Meaning & use
Cretonne
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A heavy, unglazed cotton or linen fabric, typically printed with bold designs, used mainly for curtains and upholstery.
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The living room curtains were made of a floral-patterned cretonne.
Victorian furniture was often reupholstered in sturdy cretonne fabric.
A note on using this word
Named after Creton, a village in Normandy, France, where the fabric was originally manufactured.
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