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Chinchilla   Listen
noun
Chinchilla  n.  
1.
(Zool.) A small rodent (Chinchilla lanigera), of the size of a large squirrel, remarkable for its fine fur, which is very soft and of a pearly gray color. It is a native of Peru and Chili.
2.
The fur of the chinchilla.
3.
A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.





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"Chinchilla" Quotes from Famous Books



... you and me, ar'n't in official life, but the most are, I guess. Nearly all the Cabinet ladies are here to- day and a good many Senators' wives and darters. That there lady in heliotrope and fur is the wife of the Secretary of War, and the one in green velvet and chinchilla is Mis' Senator Maxwell. That real stylish handsome girl just behind is her darter, and I guess she has a good many beaux. They're real elegant, ar'n't they? I guess we have good cause to be ...
— Senator North • Gertrude Atherton
... wrinkled, reminding me of the young of Marsupials, to which it seemed to form a transition. On the back, and extending over the limbs and membrane, the fur of these animals is short, but exquisitely soft, resembling in its texture that of the Chinchilla. ...
— The Malay Archipelago - Volume I. (of II.) • Alfred Russel Wallace
... a real chinchilla, of high degree," said Miss Case, caressing her pet. "I call her Fochette. I am so fond of all ...
— Vocal Mastery - Talks with Master Singers and Teachers • Harriette Brower


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


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