First Known Use: circa 1739
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chenille
noun che·nille \shə-ˈnēl\
: a thick, soft cloth
Full Definition of CHENILLE
1
: a wool, cotton, silk, or rayon yarn with protruding pile; also : a pile-face fabric with a filling of this yarn
2
: an imitation of chenille yarn or fabric
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Origin of CHENILLE
French, literally, caterpillar, from Latin canicula, diminutive of canis dog; from its hairy appearance — more at hound
Rhymes with CHENILLE
aiguille, all-wheel, anneal, appeal, big deal, big wheel, bilge keel, bonemeal, bonspiel, cam wheel, Castile, cartwheel, chainwheel, cogwheel, conceal, congeal, cornmeal, done deal, eared seal, enwheel, fifth wheel, fish meal, flywheel, forefeel, for real, four-wheel, freewheel, fur seal, genteel, get real, good deal, great seal, handwheel, harp seal, ideal, inchmeal, mild steel, mill wheel, misdeal, mobile, Mobile, monk seal, mouthfeel, New Deal, newsreel, nosewheel, oatmeal, O'Neal, pastille, piecemeal, pinwheel, prayer wheel, raw deal, repeal, reveal, schlemiel, self-heal, side-wheel, singspiel, somedeal, spike heel, stabile, tahsil, Tar Heel, thumbwheel, unreel, unseal, worm wheel
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