Meaning & use
Velveteen
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A cotton fabric woven with a short, dense pile to resemble velvet.
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The curtains were made of deep green velveteen that caught the afternoon light.
She wore a velveteen jacket that looked luxurious but cost far less than real velvet.
A note on using this word
Velveteen is prized as a cheaper, more durable alternative to silk velvet, and is famously the fabric of the beloved toy rabbit in the children's book "The Velveteen Rabbit."
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