chenille.

1. Yarn with fibers projecting from its core to form a soft, fuzzy pile.

2. Fabric with a soft, raised surface, typically produced using yarn covered with projecting fibers.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• chenille yarn
• a strand of chenille
• chenille fibers

On the page

Loose chenille fibers clung to her sleeve while she wound the yarn.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / image-rich description. Lexical Type: Word. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Commonness: moderately common (editorial estimate; not a corpus frequency statistic). Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1; numbered fields keep each relevant meaning separate. Research distinction: Positive complete senses: wool/cotton/silk/rayon yarn with protruding pile; pile-face fabric with this filling; also imitation of yarn/fabric. Distinct yarn/material reference retained without inflating fiber-composition variants. Individually checked for a distinct image, texture, sound, taste, smell, visual-perception or artistic function. Definitions/examples are original; sensory strength is not assumed to imply emotion. Writing functions: projecting textile fibers, soft raised fabric surface.