velveteen
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vel·vet·een
(vĕl′vĭ-tēn′)n.
A cotton pile fabric resembling velvet.
[From velvet.]
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velveteen
(ˌvɛlvɪˈtiːn)n
1. (Textiles)
a. a cotton fabric resembling velvet with a short thick pile, used for clothing, etc
b. (as modifier): velveteen trousers.
2. (Clothing & Fashion) (plural) trousers made of velveteen
ˌvelvetˈeened adj
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vel•vet•een
(ˌvɛl vɪˈtin)n.
1. a cotton pile fabric with short, velvetlike pile.
2. velveteens, trousers of this fabric.
[1770–80]
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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velveteen
n → Veloursamt m
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velveteen
[ˌvɛlvɪˈtiːn] n → vellutinoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995