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Velveteen

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In fashion & textiles, velveteen means: Short cut-pile fabric with a pile formed from extra weft yarns.

In Turkish: atkı havlı kadife

How it is used

Use to distinguish this pile construction from warp-pile velvet in fabric discussions.

Example sentences

  1. The supplier offered cotton velveteen for the fitted waistcoat.

    The fabric name identifies a specific way of forming the pile.

  2. The velveteen sample has a short pile that looks smooth under the showroom lights.

    The example describes the visible surface produced by the short cut pile.

Common collocations

  • cotton velveteen
  • velveteen jacket
  • fabricCloth made by weaving, knitting or bonding fibres or yarns together, used to make clothes, home textiles and many other products.
  • weaveThe pattern in which the lengthwise warp yarns and crosswise weft yarns are interlaced in a woven fabric, such as plain, twill or satin.

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