velveteen

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The illustration shows this method of applying the velveteen which is first stitched to the lining and turned with the edge.

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  1. noun A cotton pile fabric resembling velvet.

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  • It was a man in a cloak of purple-rose velveteen, holding a staff and a book of some sort. —  SON OF A WITCH
  • He had just renounced his velveteen, and even those cuffs turned backward over the sleeves, and had begun to dress very carefully in the fashion of the moment. —  Four Years
  • Jacob went to sit on the velveteen-upholstered bench against the wall, patting the space beside him. —  Meyer, Stephenie - New Moon
  • Up against the velveteen, the fleece just looked cheap, so I purchased some tan microsuede. —  Stacy Sews
  • So I sent for the velveteen coat, and, folding it on his arm, he mounted the old white horse, while waving an adieu with the heavy-handled whip, rode away in the mist, and was seen no more Farewell, farewell, thou old brown velveteen! —  The Gypsies
 

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/vɛlvɛˈtin/
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