noun. A heavy cotton fabric, typically with a floral pattern printed on one or both sides, used for upholstery. Example sentences. 1  It was furnished like the maid's rooms and the bed here was of painted iron with a cretonne bedspread.2  The outer cover has a top of floral and striped cretonne and a backing of faded pink cotton. It was furnished like the maid's rooms and the bed here was of painted iron with a cretonne bedspread. 2  The outer cover has a top of floral and striped cretonne and a backing of faded pink cotton. 3  But the cretonnes and tapestries of Merton are coarse and almost clumsy compared with these exquisite stuffs.
Lifting People Out of Poverty Since 1965. AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) members bring their passion and perseverance where the need is greatest: to organizations that help eradicate poverty. The most pressing challenges we face as a nation require the most courageous and creative people to address them.
At our Oceanside campus, youth ages 16 and 17 can volunteer for positions with dogs, cats, rabbits, and office roles. At our San Diego campus, volunteers ages 14 or 15 can apply for our Animal Care Program. These volunteers must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, who is also an approved volunteer, at all times while volunteering.Volunteers aged 16 or 17 may volunteer unaccompanied. At our Escondido campus, all volunteers must be 18 or older.