chintz

Etymology

From Hindi छींट (chī̃ṭ).

noun

1. A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.
   He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, […] a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam. He found some glasses which didn't look very clean and polished them on a chintz window curtain. 1956, Delano Ames, chapter 14, in Crime out of Mind