velveteen

Example Sentences

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The reliefs, which often included cavities, lined with dark velveteen, attracted fascination and speculation.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2022

At the National Museum of African American History and Culture, one of Mrs. Beane’s hats is green velveteen.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2022

They wore "long greasy velveteen coats, furnished with pockets of vast capacity, and their nether limbs are encased in dirty canvas trousers", Mayhew noted.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2021

Unlike Margery Williams' velveteen rabbit, this phantom party resists becoming real.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2021

Mom used to dress me in a little maroon woolen coat with a black velveteen collar and cuffs.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García