chintzes
Glazed floral fabrics
Chintzes is the plural of chintz, a glazed cotton fabric with colorful printed patterns, typically floral.
Originally imported from India, chintz became associated with a certain decorative style—busy, old-fashioned, slightly fussy.
The adjective chintzy means cheap or stingy, suggesting something that looks nice but lacks real quality: a chintzy motel room.
Patchy-coated cat type
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
- printedTransferred to paper
patterned · weave · muslin · cambric · batiste · linen · upholstery · drapery
Items that outfit rooms
- upholsteryFurniture's textile layer
- draperyOrnamental hanging cloth
- curtainsHanging fabric window covers
- cushionsSoft padded supports
slipcovers · interiors · cottage · country-house · drawing-room · sitting-room · Victorian · cozy
Of or like blooms
- paisleyCurved teardrop textile motif
- toileTest garment material
- botanicalRelated to plants
- rosesThorny flowering shrubs
peonies · birds · vines · leaves · motif · multicolored · busy · ornate
Old valued collectible
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
nostalgic · bygone · traditional · faded · worn · grandmotherly · quaint · period
Tastelessly ornate
- fussyExcessively particular
- busyActively occupied with tasks
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- dowdyUnstylish in appearance
frumpy · cluttered · overwhelming · excessive · overwrought · tacky · unfashionable · stuffy
calico
Patchy-coated cat type
printed · patterned · weave · muslin · cambric · batiste · linen · upholstery · drapery · curtains
furnishings
Items that outfit rooms
- upholsteryFurniture's textile layer
- draperyOrnamental hanging cloth
- curtainsHanging fabric window covers
cushions · slipcovers · interiors · cottage · country-house · drawing-room · sitting-room · Victorian · cozy · domestic
floral
Of or like blooms
roses · peonies · birds · vines · leaves · motif · multicolored · busy · ornate · repeating
antique
Old valued collectible
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- VictorianOf a prim era
Edwardian · nostalgic · bygone · traditional · faded · worn · grandmotherly · quaint · period · classic
gaudy
Tastelessly ornate
dowdy · frumpy · cluttered · overwhelming · excessive · overwrought · tacky · unfashionable · stuffy · prissy
chintzesburlap
Coarse woven fiber
muslin · canvas · raw cotton · homespun · sackcloth