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velveteen
CIDE DICTIONARY
velveteen, n. [Cf. F. velvantine. See Velvet.].
A kind of cloth, usually cotton, made in imitation of velvet; cotton velvet. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
velveteen, n.
1 a cotton fabric with a pile like velvet.
2 (in pl.) trousers etc. made of this.
1 a cotton fabric with a pile like velvet.
2 (in pl.) trousers etc. made of this.
ROGET THESAURUS
velveteen
Smoothness
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