xiné
Catalan
Etymology
From French chiné, past participle of chiner (“to produce fabric in this manner”), from Chine (“China”) as the source of this technique.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ʃiˈnɛ/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈnɛ/
Noun
xiné m (plural xinés)
- A patterned textile which has the pattern produced by dying the warp threads with the pattern prior to weaving, thereby blurring the image randomly when woven.
Further reading
- “xiné” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “xiné”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “xiné” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “xiné” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.