velveteen

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Commons:Category
Commons:Category
Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Velveteen

Etymology

[edit]

From velvet +‎ -een.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛlvətiːn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: vel‧ve‧teen

Noun

[edit]

velveteen (countable and uncountable, plural velveteens)

  1. A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.
    • 2010, Jennifer Egan, “Forty-Minute Lunch [] ”, in A Visit from the Goon Squad:
      [] I'm trying to build a story that not only unlocks the velveteen secrets of her teenager's heart, but also contains action, development, along with—God help me—some imitation of meaning.

Translations

[edit]