Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Chinchilla \Chin*chil"la\, n. [Sp.]
   1. (Zo["o]l.) A small rodent ({Chinchilla lanigera}), of the
      size of a large squirrel, remarkable for its fine fur,
      which is very soft and of a pearly gray color. It is a
      native of Peru and Chili.

   2. The fur of the chinchilla.

   3. A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.