‖ cretonne
(krətɔn, ˈkrɛtɒn)
[a. F. cretonne (in Savary Dict. du Comm. 1723), according to Hatzfeld and Darmesteter from Creton, a village of Normandy, famous for its linen manufactures.]
The French name of a strong fabric of hempen warp and linen woof; applied in England to a stout unglazed cotton cloth printed on one or both sides with a pattern in colours, and used for chair covers, curtains, and the like.
| 1870 G. W. Dasent Annals Eventf. Life II. viii. 134 Chair-covers and sofa-covers, chintz or tammy,—crétonnes were not then invented. 1886 Funny Folks Ann. 47 In chintz, silk, velvet, rep, cretonne, and satin brocatelle. |
| attrib. 1887 R. N. Carey Uncle Max xix. 149 Pretty cretonne curtains. |