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Velveteen

//ˈvɛlvətiːn// noun

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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

Etymology

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

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