chints

Modern critics are undetermined about them; but, for my part, I have always maintained, that chints, bidllmlls, morees, and ponabaguzzys, are of nobler and more generous uses than doorgtizees or 7iourJurmannys: not but I hold against byrampauts in favour of niccannees and boralchaiiders.

Sir Charles Grandison 2006

My chints came just in time to enable me to purchase the 3 part of a Man which

Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 23 April 1781 1973

I always make her a sharer with me in whatever I receive from you, but some small present from your own Hand to her, would I know be particularly gratefull to her, half a dozen yards of dark chints, if you are at a loss to know what, or any thing -- it is not the value but the notice which would be pleasing.

Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 8 October 1780 1973

-- I heard no more; her Ladyship's woman came and shew'd me to an apartment, -- bringing from her Lady's wardrobe a chints négligée, and a suit of flower'd muslin; in which I was soon equipp'd.

Barford Abbey Susannah Minific Gunning

All the cloaths coarse and fine, bed and table linen, lawns, cambricks and muslins, chints, checks, all are promiscuously thrown into a copper with a quantity of water and a large piece of soap.

Journal of a Lady of Quality; Being the Narrative of a Journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North Carolina, and Portugal, in the Years 1774 to 1776 1920

Their beautiful chints, and painted calicofS, are drawn by the mcancft of the petjpk ', frcin their own fancy: for the chtnts

A new collection of voyages, discoveries and travels : containing whatever is worthy of notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America 1767