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.

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