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ˈvelveret Now rare.
Also -ett.
[Irreg. f. velvet n. Hence F. velverette.]
A variety of fustian with a velvet surface.
1769De Foe's Tour Gt. Brit. (ed. 7) III. 268 The Cotton Trade..has been greatly improved of late..by the Invention of Velverets. 1776[see velveteen 1]. 1787G. Canning Microcosm No. 22 (1788) 258, I shall presently see landscapes beautifully diversified with..plains of Plush,..vallies of Velveret, and meadows of Manchester. 1803Ann. Reg. 828 Cotton velvets, velveteens, velverets, thicksets, cords, and other cotton piece goods. 1839Ure Dict. Arts 537 The cotton stuffs called corduroy, velverett, velveteen, thicksett, used for men's wearing apparel, belong to the same fabric. Ibid. 538 Plain Velveret..Cord and Velveret. 1882Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlew. 510/2 Velveret, an inferior sort of Velvet, employed for trimmings, the web of which is of cotton, and the pile of silk.
attrib.1795Southey Lett. fr. Spain (1799) 12 A soldier was the other character, in old black velveret breeches. |