chirimen

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noun

Japanese raw silk crêpe, widely used to make kimono.

OriginJapanese ちりめん →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

nounchirimen (uncountable)
  1. uncountableJapanese raw silk crêpe, widely used to make kimono.

Origin

  1. Japaneseちりめん
  2. Englishchirimen

From Japanese ちりめん.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chimerin
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APA

chirimen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chirimen

MLA

“chirimen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chirimen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chirimen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chirimen.

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