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Chinchilla   /tʃɪntʃˈɪlə/   Listen
Chinchilla

noun
1.
The expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla.
2.
A thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton.
3.
Small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur.  Synonym: Chinchilla laniger.



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"Chinchilla" Quotes from Famous Books



... feet. Hung from her neck by a chain of fine gold, was a large Chinchilla muff. She stood before him, and her hands had sought its shelter. Timidly she ...
— The Malefactor • E. Phillips Oppenheim

... her,—such as, for instance, when the war began and they three, their father having died some years before, left their home up by the Baltic, just as there was the most heavenly weather going on, and the garden was a dream, and the blue Chinchilla cat had produced four perfect kittens that very day,—all of whom had to be left to what Anna-Felicitas, whose thoughts if slow were picturesque once she had got them, called the tender mercies of a savage and licentious soldiery,—and came by slow and difficult ...
— Christopher and Columbus • Countess Elizabeth Von Arnim

... person in her coat of pale, clear gray, Is this maiden, Miss Chinchilla, and the hunter-folks all say She is so clean she's exquisite and never dreams of harm When they go to take her silken fur which ...
— Animal Children - The Friends of the Forest and the Plain • Edith Brown Kirkwood

... disturbed, uncertain as to the course he should pursue, he looked up presently to see Miss Erroll descending the stairs, fresh and sweet in her radiant plumage. As she caught his eye she waved a silvery chinchilla muff at him—a marching salute—and passed on, calling back to him: "Don't ...
— The Younger Set • Robert W. Chambers

... towards the river, a mile away. Polly appeared to be unusually excited, whether by the crisp air or by her new winter coat, Molly was at a loss to decide. It was a fine day, surely; but the more Molly studied the long dark-blue coat trimmed with chinchilla, and the saucy little blue cap edged with the same soft fur, and cocked on the back of Polly's curls, she came to the conclusion that Polly's spirits were affected by her becoming suit. That being the case, it was plainly her duty to remove ...
— Half a Dozen Girls • Anna Chapin Ray



Words linked to "Chinchilla" :   Chinchilla laniger, rodent, genus Chinchilla, rat chinchilla, fur, mountain chinchilla, gnawer, pelt, coating



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