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velveteen

vel·ve·teen

UK/ˈvɛlvətiːn/ US/ˈvɛlvʌˌtin/ uncommon

noun

1.

a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet

Origin

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

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