velveteen

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛlvətiːn/, enPR: vĕl'və-tēn

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• Hyphenation: vel‧ve‧teen

velveteen (countable and uncountable, plural velveteens)

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

   Synonym: velveret

   • 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.