Definitions for velveteen

velveteen vel·vet·een

Spelling: [vel-vi-teen]
IPA: /ˌvɛl vɪˈtin/

Velveteen is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 71 anagrams from letters in velveteen (eeeelntvv).

Definitions for velveteen

noun

  1. a cotton pile fabric with short pile.
  2. velveteens, trousers of this fabric.

adjective

  1. made of velveteen:

Origin of velveteen

1770-80; velvet + -een, variant of -ine1

Examples for velveteen

He wore a fur cap, and shorts, and was of the velveteen race, velveteeny.

velveteen chanced upon Marinero's daughter, and got her to pose.

The crowd torsos past the slots, a crush of velveteen, a sheen of sequins.

He seized Mr. Aiken's velveteen sleeve, and held him at arm's length.

For hunting he preferred the blouse and the velveteen trousers of the peasants.

The joining of the velveteen should be near the seam in the back.

velveteen is a warm and durable kind of cloth, and is most useful.

He wore a fur cap and shorts, and was of the velveteen race velveteeny.

There the turf was smooth as velveteen, padded and holed by the rabbits.

The gentleman in the velveteen jacket was entirely roughed in.

Word Value for velveteen
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Words with friends

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