n. A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A kind of cloth, usually cotton, made in imitation of velvet; cotton velvet.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A kind of fustian made of twilled cotton, with a pile of the same material.
n. A kind of velvet made of silk and cotton mixed throughout the fabric. This material has been greatly improved, and almost equals silk velvet in beauty.
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n. a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet
Word Usage
"And as I spoke of his longing I turned my eyes away from her, because she was sitting on a sofa, upholstered in velveteen of a sickish green,"