velveteen en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈvɛlvətiːn/
- vĕl'və-tēn
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From velvet + -een. Compare veloutine, from French.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.
[…] 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.
2010, Jennifer Egan, “Forty-Minute Lunch […] ”, in A Visit from the Goon Squad:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| velvetine | alternative | lexicographic | |
| velveteens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (23)
eo veluro (cotton fabric with a short pile) · bg бархет (cotton fabric with a short pile) · ja 別珍 (cotton fabric with a short pile) · io koton-veluro (cotton fabric with a short pile) · de Baumwollsamt (cotton fabric with a short pile) · it vellutino (cotton fabric with a short pile) · fr veloutine (cotton fabric with a short pile) · es pana (cotton fabric with a short pile) · ko 벨베틴 (cotton fabric with a short pile) · fi puuvillasametti (cotton fabric with a short pile) · es velludillo (cotton fabric with a short pile) · ug مەخمەل (cotton fabric with a short pile) · de Veloursamt (cotton fabric with a short pile) · bg памучно кадифе (cotton fabric with a short pile) · ru вельве́т (cotton fabric with a short pile) · cy melfaréd (cotton fabric with a short pile) · cmn 棉絨 /棉绒 (cotton fabric with a short pile) · pl welwet (cotton fabric with a short pile) · ca vellutina (cotton fabric with a short pile) · ru манче́стер (cotton fabric with a short pile) · de Nickistoff (cotton fabric with a short pile) · ga veilbhitín (cotton fabric with a short pile) · ru плис (cotton fabric with a short pile)