velveteen

vel·ve·teen
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/ˈvɛlvətiːn/

noun

A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.

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velveret
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Meanings

nounvelveteen (countable and uncountable, plural velveteens)

plural velveteens · alternative velvetine

  1. countableuncountableA cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.

    […] 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.

    2010, Jennifer Egan, “Forty-Minute Lunch […] ”, in A Visit from the Goon Squad

    Synonyms: velveret

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.

Similar
velveret
Also see
velveret

Origin

From velvet + -een. Compare veloutine, from French.

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Translations

Bulgarian памучно кадифе, бархет
  • памучно кадифе (pamučno kadife)cotton fabric with a short pile
  • бархет (barhet)cotton fabric with a short pile
Catalan vellutina
  • vellutinacotton fabric with a short pile
Chinese Mandarin 棉絨 /棉绒
  • 棉絨 /棉绒 (miánróng)cotton fabric with a short pile
Esperanto veluro
  • velurocotton fabric with a short pile
Finnish puuvillasametti
  • puuvillasametticotton fabric with a short pile
French veloutine
  • veloutinecotton fabric with a short pile
German Baumwollsamt, Veloursamt
  • Baumwollsamtcotton fabric with a short pile
  • Veloursamtcotton fabric with a short pile
  • Nickistoffcotton fabric with a short pile
Irish veilbhitín
  • veilbhitíncotton fabric with a short pile
Italian vellutino
  • vellutinocotton fabric with a short pile
Japanese 別珍
  • 別珍 (betchin)cotton fabric with a short pile
Korean 벨베틴
  • 벨베틴 (belbetin)cotton fabric with a short pile
Polish welwet
  • welwetcotton fabric with a short pile
Russian вельве́т, плис
  • вельве́т (velʹvét)cotton fabric with a short pile
  • плис (plis)cotton fabric with a short pile
  • манче́стер (mančéster, mančéstɛr)cotton fabric with a short pile
Spanish pana, velludillo
  • panacotton fabric with a short pile
  • velludillocotton fabric with a short pile
Welsh melfaréd
  • melfarédcotton fabric with a short pile
Cite this entry
APA

velveteen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velveteen

MLA

“velveteen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velveteen. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “velveteen,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velveteen.

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