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velveteen
adjective as in velvet
Example Sentences
The crowd torsos past the slots, a crush of velveteen, a sheen of sequins.
The red velveteen, the white fur trim, and then the glossy flash of black.
Under his linen milking-pinner he wore a dark velveteen jacket, cord breeches and gaiters, and a starched white shirt.
She had her back to the velveteen husband, she sat close between two strange young men, who were condoling with her.
He must have been six, in a black velveteen suit with a light-blue collar-he remembered that suit well!
Without further interruption, we reached the front office, where we found the clerk and the man in velveteen with the fur cap.
Turning his head, Wegg beheld his persecutor, the ever-wakeful dustman, accoutred with fantail hat and velveteen smalls complete.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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