“Chintz is glazed calico cloth printed with flowers and other patterns in different colours. Unglazed calico is called “cretonne”. The word Calico is derived from the name of the Indian city Calicut (Kozhikkode in native Malayalam) to which it had a manufacturing association.” Chintz can be found in shirts, sneakers, neckties, pants, dresses, curtains etc. For more info, check out the Wiki Page for Chintz Image Via rennart.co.uk