cretons
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of cretons
Canadian French, perhaps from Dutch kerte cut
Example Sentences
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If the weather was wet we discussed damasks and cretons and books about furniture, which Robert brought with him every week—the colors to be dominant in various rooms—and every trifle of housekeeping; and were as happy as birds building their first nest.
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