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velveteen definition

vel·vet·een (vel′və tēn′)

noun

  1. a cotton cloth with a short, thick pile, resembling velvet
  2. clothes, esp. trousers, made of velveteen

Etymology: < velvet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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