India chintz

American  

noun

1. a sturdy, heavyweight fabric constructed in a figured weave, used especially in upholstery.

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Example Sentences

But his first suggestion that the simple frock of India chintz Maria was wearing was a most becoming morning gown, met with such a decided rebuff he had no courage left for further advice.

From A Song of a Single Note A Love Story by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

I remember the three-cornered and square bits of India chintz which my grandmother showed me in long-preserved "housewives," or "huz-ifs," as she called them.

From The Development of Embroidery in America by Wheeler, Candace

Why, look at this dress—real India chintz; do you know I made old Pennywhistle's clerk up in Brunswick give it to me just for the price of common cotton?

From The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine by Stowe, Harriet Beecher