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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

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

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