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beggars' velvet en · NOUN

Etymology

(cotton-linen blend): So called because less expensive than velvet; compare poor man's.

Meanings

  1. (historical, uncountable) A blend of cotton and linen, used for making suits etc.
  2. (colloquial, uncountable) Dust bunnies; fluff.
    • A scrawny man with long, matted hair shuffled forward. He had a pale face under a^([sic]) unkempt beard, his coat torn, dark breeches baggy over his thin thighs. Mould was growing in the seams of his coat, and dust, like beggars' velvet, lay on the nap. 2011, Chris Nickson, Broken Token: