naturalplastic wrote:
equestriatola wrote:
The first "Made in <Country" label was made in 1887 in England to curb consumption of exported German-made goods in the country, and to encourage consumption of domestically-made goods. This backfired, as the opposite occurred: The British continued to purchase German-made goods, because of their reputation of being high-quality.
Oddly enough earlier in the Industrial Revolution products made in the German state of Silesia (now part of Poland) were consider shoddy knock-offs of British made products. So anything shoddy came to be described by the name of the region -- hence the origin of the term "sleazy".
The name itself is derived from the Hindi "chīnt", meaning "spotted", "variegated", "speckled", or "sprayed"). Since the 19th century the term has also been used for the style of floral decoration developed in those calico textiles, but then used more widely, for example on chintzware pottery and wallpaper. Chintz designs are mostly European patterns loosely derived from the style of Indian designs themselves reflecting Mughal art -- a white base with floral and animal prints are its basic characteristics.
Due to chintz's original purpose as a cheap imitation of embroidered silk, the words "chintz" and "chintzy" can be used to refer to clothing or furnishings which are vulgar or florid in appearance, and (commonly in informal speech) to refer to cheap, low quality, or gaudy things, and similarly, to personal behavior.
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07 May 2020, 9:23 am
