A variant or dialectal spelling of 'chintz,' a printed or dyed cotton fabric with colorful patterns.
Variant spelling of 'chintz,' derived from Hindi 'chint.' The textile was imported from India and the word traveled to English in multiple spelling variations before standardizing.
Chintz became so popular in 18th-century Europe that some countries actually tried to ban it because people wanted Indian fabric so badly they stopped buying local textiles!
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