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CHINTZ

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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 235 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CHINTZ , a word derived from the See also:

Hindu chint, spotted or variegated. This name was given to a See also:kind of stained or painted See also:calico produced in See also:India. It is now applied to a highly glazed printed calico, commonly made in several See also:colours on a See also:light ground and used for See also:bed hangings, covering See also:furniture, &c.

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