velveteen

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛlvətiːn/, enPR: vĕl'və-tēn
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: vel‧ve‧teen

Noun

velveteen (countable and uncountable, plural velveteens)

  1. A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.
    Synonym: velveret
    • 2010, Jennifer Egan, “Forty-Minute Lunch […] ”, in A Visit from the Goon Squad:
      […] 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.

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