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单词 velveteen
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velveteenn.

Brit. /ˌvɛlvᵻˈtiːn/, /ˈvɛlvᵻtiːn/, U.S. /ˈvɛlvəˌtin/
Forms: Also 1700s velvatean.
Etymology: < velvet n. Hence French velvetine.
1.
a. A fabric having the appearance or surface of velvet, but made from cotton in place of silk.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > with nap > cotton velvet
tripec1430
beggar's plush1688
beggar's velvet1711
velveret1769
velveteen1776
cotton velvet1777
1776 Woolstenholme Specif. Patent 1123 For his new kind of goods called velvateans, being an improvement on velveretts.
1795 J. Aikin Descr. Country round Manch. 299 Velvets, velveteens, thicksets.
1843 Ld. Melbourne in Benson & Esher Lett. Q. Victoria (1908) I. 467 George Byng came the other morning in a waistcoat of Peel's velveteen.
1860 All Year Round 28 Apr. 63 The barragons and fustians,..dimities and velveteens, for which Bolton was famous.
1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 511/1 Velveteen, a description of fustian, made of twilled cotton, and having a raised pile, and of finer cotton, and better finish than the latter.
b. attributive. Made of this material.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [adjective] > other
fustian1537
calico1612
Surat1643
corduroy1789
velveteen1824
blue jean1826
dungaree1836
blue jeans1871
percale1880
Aertex1896
1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village (1863) I. 200 He..generally sticks to his velveteen jacket.
1841 E. Bulwer-Lytton Night & Morning i. i A man..plainly clad in a velveteen shooting~jacket.
1860 All Year Round 26 May 156 He wore a fur cap, and shorts, and was of the velveteen race, velveteeny.
1888 A. Conan Doyle Study in Scarlet i. ii. 18 A railway porter in his velveteen uniform.
c. A dress of velveteen.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > types of > made of specific material
farandine1672
tabby1726
satin1730
lutestring1756
silk1793
muslinc1794
zephyrine1820
merino1839
mousseline1847
moire1851
velvet1851
tarlatan1852
velveteen1873
tussore1884
paper dress1886
Gloria1895
Tibet1900
tub-dress1909
tub-frock1909
1873 Young Englishwoman Aug. 414/1 Would a black velveteen be suitable for the autumn?
1932 ‘E. M. Delafield’ Thank Heaven Fasting ii. i. 156 Run upstairs and put on the green velveteen. It suits you.
2. plural.
a. Trousers or knickerbockers made of velveteen.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > made from specific material
shiverines1663
nankeen1770
overall1782
corduroys1791
ducks1825
webs1825
kerseys1833
moleskin1836
cord1837
kerseymeres1840
blue jeans1842
grey1860
mole trousers1860
chaparreras1861
Bedford cord1862
velveteens1862
dungarees1872
moles1879
chaps1884
chaparejos1887
oiler1889
greyers1900
flannels1911
Levi's1926
denim1932
chino1943
wrangler1947
Bedfords1954
sweats1956
sweatpants1957
1862 C. Kingsley Water-babies i, in Macmillan's Mag. Aug. 273/2 He..thought of the fine times coming, when he would be a man..and wear velveteens and ankle-jacks.
1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. ii. 10 ‘The man,’ Mortimer goes on,..‘..was only son of a tremendous old rascal who made his money by Dust.’ ‘Red velveteens and a bell?’ the gloomy Eugene inquires.
b. transferred. A gamekeeper (as commonly wearing velveteen clothes).
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > gamekeeping > [noun] > gamekeeper
warrener1297
ranger1327
walker1482
underkeeper1502
browser1538
tineman1577
waterkeeper1590
gamekeeper1645
rider1647
preserver1749
garde champêtre1814
field ranger1835
warden1835
velveteens1857
keeper1863
game warden1876
pisteur1936
1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. ix. 223 What business is that of yours, old Velveteens?
1880 W. Carnegie Pract. Trapping 23 Be it known that Velveteens placed those ‘brammels’ there in order that we might move them.

Derivatives

velveˈteened adj. dressed in velveteen.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing specific material
woolwardc1315
under line (occasionally in line)c1330
fox-furred1592
furred1592
tuftaffeta1598
tissued?16..
satin1603
silk1603
russet1604
tuftaffety1612
plush1615
sericated1623
sheepskinned1628
silken1640
lawny1647
plushed1650
satined1652
harden1654
sackclotheda1656
bearskinned1694
well-furred?1707
furry1717
brocaded1767
flannelled1784
lawned1798
buckskinned1829
corduroyed1832
silked1837
silkened1841
friezy1849
fustianed1849
velveted1850
buffed1863
buckramed1880
craped1880
crapy1891
velveteened1896
mohaired1914
tweeded1921
tweedy1923
leather1961
1896 Daily News 10 Nov. 2/1 In the procession thereafter were the velveteened foresters.
velveˈteeny adj. Apparently an isolated use.
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1860Velveteeny [see sense 1b].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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