Velveteen

//ˈvɛlvətiːn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet. countable, uncountable

    "[…] I'm trying to build a story that not only unlocks the velveteen secrets of her teenager's heart, but also contains action, development, along with—God help me—some imitation of meaning."

  2. 2
    a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet wordnet

Synonyms

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corduroycottonfabricnylonvelveret

Example

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"Beside him lay a little child, with her round white arms encircling his brown sinewy neck; and her golden-haired head resting upon the breast of his velveteen tunic."

Etymology

From velvet + -een. Compare veloutine, from French.

Related phrases

black velveteen

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