noun.
A heavy unglazed cotton, linen, or rayon fabric, colorfully printed and used for draperies and slipcovers.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A cotton cloth with various textures of surface, printed on one side with patterns, usually in colors, and used for curtains, covering furniture, etc.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A strong white fabric with warp of hemp and weft of flax.
noun.
A strong, heavy fabric of cotton, linen or rayon, used to make curtains and upholstery.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies
Word Usage
"And see here, Pa, "stooping to pick up a piece of cretonne from the rubbish on the floor –" this has been a paper holder – there's beads sewed on it around the flowers; and do you see yon little shelf?"