Velveteen
[,velvɪ'tiːn]
Definition
(noun.) a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet.
Checker: Wilmer--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A kind of cloth, usually cotton, made in imitation of velvet; cotton velvet.
Editor: Rosalie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Cotton velvet.
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Examples
- Turning his head, Wegg beheld his persecutor, the ever-wakeful dustman, accoutred with fantail hat and velveteen smalls complete. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Without further interruption, we reached the front office, where we found the clerk and the man in velveteen with the fur cap. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Red velveteens and a bell? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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