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BNC: 46199 COCA: 30492

velveteen

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
velveteen /ˌvɛlvəˈtiːn/ noun
velveteen
/ˌvɛlvəˈtiːn/
noun
Learner's definition of VELVETEEN
[noncount]
: a fabric usually of cotton that resembles velvet棉绒;平绒
BNC: 46199 COCA: 30492

velveteen

noun

vel·​ve·​teen ˌvel-və-ˈtēn How to pronounce velveteen (audio)
1
: a clothing fabric usually of cotton in twill or plain weaves made with a short close weft pile in imitation of velvet
2
velveteens plural : clothes made of velveteen

Example Sentences

a dress made from velveteen
Recent Examples on the Web Would more Powers be a good thing, Devan, or has that velveteen ship sailed? Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 19 July 2022 To enhance the appeal of Seyfried's velveteen Oscar De La Renta frock, makeup artist Genevieve Herr created a shimmering cobalt eye moment, with diamond hoops and luminous skin lending to the dusky sky vibe. Vogue, 25 Feb. 2022 Coates, now 52, was an intimidating mix of size (6 feet 5 inches, 245 pounds), speed, violent blocking, velveteen hands, and ferocious after-the-catch determination. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2021 Costumer Jonathan Anderson keeps the pair in sumptuous, glittering gowns — including a pair of stretchy velveteen dresses that seem to have mated with I.M. Pei’s pyramids. Helen Shaw, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2021 Clemens’s work often pays subtle homage to street retail, with its gold chains pinned in lines on red velveteen cushions and sundresses on headless Styrofoam mannequins. Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2020 Tweeds, tartan plaids, velveteen, wool jersey, corduroy, fake furs are the important fabric news. San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2019 More will follow in her stead, surely, in frocks and velveteen coats, leaving Marc Jacobs’s stores with the pockets stuffed with stickers and key rings and fabulous little things. Steff Yotka, Vogue, 30 May 2019 The audience — Arab couples, Western tourists, as many women as men — watched from red velveteen booths, utterly entranced. Declan Walsh, New York Times, 8 July 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

velvet entry 1 + -een

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of velveteen was in 1776
BNC: 46199 COCA: 30492

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