VELVETEEN


Meaning of VELVETEEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌvel-və-ˈtēn ]

noun

Date: 1776

1. : a clothing fabric usually of cotton in twill or plain weaves made with a short close weft pile in imitation of velvet

2. plural : clothes made of velveteen

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.