Definitions for velveteenˌvɛl vɪˈtin

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vel•vet•eenˌvɛl vɪˈtin(n.)

  1. a cotton pile fabric with short, velvetlike pile.

    Category: Textiles

  2. velveteens, trousers of this fabric.

    Category: Textiles

Origin of velveteen:

1770–80

Princeton's WordNet

  1. velveteen(noun)

    a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet

Wiktionary

  1. velveteen(Noun)

    A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Velveteen(noun)

    a kind of cloth, usually cotton, made in imitation of velvet; cotton velvet


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