Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cotton pile fabric resembling velvet.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of fustian made of twilled cotton, with a pile of the same material.
- noun A kind of velvet made of silk and cotton mixed throughout the fabric. This material has been greatly improved, and almost equals silk velvet in beauty.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A kind of cloth, usually cotton, made in imitation of velvet; cotton velvet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
cotton fabric with a shortpile , resemblingvelvet .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And as I spoke of his longing I turned my eyes away from her, because she was sitting on a sofa, upholstered in velveteen of a sickish green,
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"Fool of a dog, that," said the man in velveteen; "can't keep quiet.
Whose Body? Dorothy Leigh 1923
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The illustration shows this method of applying the velveteen which is first stitched to the lining and turned with the edge.
Textiles and Clothing Kate Heintz Watson
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The items include Madoff's black velveteen slippers, embroidered in gold with "BLM," a Steinway piano and his wife Ruth's 10. 5-carat diamond ring.
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The items include Madoff's black velveteen slippers, embroidered in gold with "BLM," a Steinway piano and his wife Ruth's 10. 5-carat diamond ring.
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Jane had practically buried herself in ruffles and frills and lace, and layers and layers of shiny taffetas, silk-embroidered net, heavy velveteen.
Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011
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A black tank top with spaghetti straps paired with a velveteen black hoodie served as my top.
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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A black tank top with spaghetti straps paired with a velveteen black hoodie served as my top.
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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The items include Madoff's black velveteen slippers, embroidered in gold with "BLM," a Steinway piano and his wife Ruth's 10. 5-carat diamond ring.
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The items include Madoff's black velveteen slippers, embroidered in gold with "BLM," a Steinway piano and his wife Ruth's 10. 5-carat diamond ring.
treeseed commented on the word velveteen
The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real is a children's novel written by Margery Williams and originally illustrated by William Nicholson. It chronicles the story of a stuffed rabbit and his quest to become real through the love of his owner. The book was first published in 1922 and has been republished many times since.
Wikipedia
February 18, 2008