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chince

chince is the alternative form of chinch.

chince is the alternative form of chintz.

Meaning of chinch

Noun

chinch (plural chinches)

  1. The bedbug (Cimex lectularius).

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Meaning of chintz

Noun

chintz (countable and uncountable, plural chintzes)

  1. A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.
    • The morning air waved to and fro the chintz curtains of a large and, for a London one, a very cheerful-looking room, whose windows opened to the Thames.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Chamber of Death”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 263

Forms of chince

pluralchinces

Words formed from chince

Questions about chince

What is chince the alternative form of?
Chince is the alternative form of chinch.

Words near chince in the dictionary

  1. chinbone
  2. chinbones
  3. Chinca
  4. chincapin
  5. chincapins
  6. chince
  7. chinces
  8. chinch
  9. Chincha
  10. Chincha Alta
  11. Chinchai

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chince (page history and authors); chinch (page history and authors); chintz (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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