Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Word of the Week #3

Nicole Decker
Mass Com 100W T/Th 10:30 a.m.
Word #3

Word: Chintz
Source: The Nanny Diaries, by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, page 139
How it was used: “Pulling the heavy chintz drapes to the side, I let the streetlight from Park Avenue spill into the room and rest my forehead against the cold windowpane.”

Definition:
Noun
1. a glazed cotton fabric usually printed with a brightly colored pattern
2. a printed or stained calico fabric made in South Asia

My sentence: My aunt gave me a blanket made out of chintz for my birthday.

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