Chino pants — Chino pants/trousers, or simply chinos, refer to a type of lightweight cotton trousers made from Italian Chino cloth. Though they are sometimes confused with khakis, chinos are of dressier style similar to that of suit trousers and as such can be … Wikipedia
Chino — Casta in South America: An Indian and a Mulato produce a Chino , Indian school, 1770. Chino is a Spanish proper word for Chinese , also used informally to refer to people with Asian features who may not be actually Asian. Chino, in Spanish can… … Wikipedia
chino — type of cotton twill cloth, 1943, from Amer.Sp. chino, lit. toasted; so called in reference to its usual color. Earlier (via notion of skin color) chino meant child of one white parent, one Indian (fem. china), perhaps from Quechua ДЌina female… … Etymology dictionary
chino — ☆ chino [chē′nō, shē′nō ] n. pl. chinos [< ?] 1. a strong, khaki colored, twilled cotton cloth used for work clothes, uniforms, etc. 2. [pl.] pants of chino for casual wear … English World dictionary
Cloth of gold — This article is about the fabric. For the snail, see Conus textile. For the 16th century event, see Field of Cloth of Gold. Cloth of gold is a fabric woven with a gold wrapped or spun weft referred to as a spirally spun gold strip . In most cases … Wikipedia
chino — chino1 /chee noh/, n., pl. chinos for 2, adj. n. 1. a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc. 2. Usually, chinos. trousers made of this material. adj. 3. made of chino. [1940 45, Amer.; of uncert. orig.] chino2 … Universalium
chino — /ˈtʃinoʊ/ (say cheenoh) noun (plural chinos) 1. a tough, twilled cotton cloth, usually khaki coloured, used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc. 2. (plural) trousers made of this fabric. {American Spanish chino toasted, referring to the colour} …
chino — strong twilled cotton cloth Fabric and Cloth … Phrontistery dictionary
chino — chi•no [[t]ˈtʃi noʊ[/t]] n. pl. nos 1) tex a twilled cotton cloth, often dyed khaki, used for uniforms, sportswear, etc 2) clo Usu., chinos. trousers of this cloth • Etymology: 1940–45, amer.; of uncert. orig … From formal English to slang
Fabric and Cloth — This is a rather odd category, listing 269 names of kinds of fabric and cloth. There is an enormous variety in fabrics, with many different national, historical and regional varieties. It is interesting to note, however, that almost all of the… … Phrontistery dictionary
Pants made from chino cloth.
