velveteen
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈvɛlvətiːn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: vel‧ve‧teen
Noun
[edit]velveteen (countable and uncountable, plural velveteens)
- A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.
- 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.
Translations
[edit]cotton fabric with a short pile
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