- a velvety cord or yarn of silk or worsted, for embroidery, fringes, etc.
- fabric made with a fringed silken thread used as the weft in combination with wool or cotton.
- any fabric with a protruding pile, as in certain rayon bedspreads.
- a deep-pile, durable, woolen carpeting with chenille weft: the most expensive power-loomed floor covering.
- a thick soft tufty silk or worsted velvet cord or yarn used in embroidery and for trimmings, etc
- a fabric of such yarn
- a rich and hard-wearing carpet of such fabric
