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velveteen a. a cotton fabric resembling velvet with a short thick pile, used for clothing, etc. b. (as modifier): velveteen trousers velveteen [‚vel·və′tēn] (textiles) Cotton or rayon pile fabric with short, close-filling loops cut by sharp knives to create an erect, velvety pile; unlike velvet, which is woven face to face, velveteen is woven singly. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Here, we found a gentleman with one eye, in a velveteen suit and knee-breeches, who wiped his nose with his sleeve on being interrupted in the perusal of the newspaper. I was eight or nine, in velveteen, diamond socks ('Cross your legs when they look at you,' my mother had said, 'and put your thumb in your pocket and leave the top of your handkerchief showing'), and I had travelled by rail to visit a relative. Seeming never to need sleep himself, he would reappear, with a tied-up broken head, in fantail hat and velveteen smalls, like an accursed goblin, at the most unholy and untimely hours. |
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