Chinchilla

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chinchilla \Chin*chil"la\, n. [Sp.]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. The fur of the chinchilla.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chinchilla
       n 1: the expensive silvery gray fur of the chinchilla
       2: a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton
       3: small rodent with soft pearly gray fur; native to the Andes
          but bred in captivity for fur [syn: {Chinchilla laniger}]