velveteen

velveteen
/vel'vi teen"/, n.
1. a cotton pile fabric with short pile.
2. velveteens, trousers of this fabric.
adj.
3. made of velveteen: a velveteen jumper.
[1770-80; VELVET + -een, var. of -INE1]

* * *

▪ fabric
      in textiles, fabric with a short, dense pile surface and a smooth back, usually made of cotton and resembling velvet. It is made by the filling-pile method, in which the plain or twill weave is used as a base and extra fillings are floated over four or five warps. After weaving, the floats are cut, and their ends are brushed up to form a smooth pile about one-eighth inch long.

      The fabric back is smooth and shows the basic weave. Velveteen has more body and is less easily draped than velvet. It imparts warmth and is used for women's and children's garments and also for draperies and bedspreads.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат
Synonyms:


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Velveteen — is a cotton cloth made in imitation of velvet. The term is sometimes applied to a mixture of silk and cotton. Some velveteens are a kind of fustian, having a rib of velvet pile alternating with a plain depression. The velveteen trade varies a… …   Wikipedia

  • velveteen — [vel΄və tēn′] n. [< VELVET] 1. a cotton cloth with a short, thick pile, resembling velvet 2. [pl.] clothes, esp. trousers, made of velveteen …   English World dictionary

  • Velveteen — Vel vet*een , n. [Cf. F. velvetine. See {Velvet}.] A kind of cloth, usually cotton, made in imitation of velvet; cotton velvet. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • velveteen — imitation velvet (made with cotton in place of silk), 1776, from VELVET (Cf. velvet) + commercial suffix een (variant of INE (Cf. ine)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • velveteen — ► NOUN ▪ a cotton fabric with a pile resembling velvet …   English terms dictionary

  • velveteen — [[t]ve̱lvɪti͟ːn[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N n Velveteen is a soft fabric which looks and feels like velvet and is sometimes used as a cheaper alternative to velvet. ...a black velveteen coat. ...loose blouses of bright coloured velveteen …   English dictionary

  • velveteen — /vɛlvəˈtin / (say velvuh teen) noun 1. a cotton pile fabric with short pile. 2. (plural) trousers or knickerbockers made of velveteen. –adjective Also, velveteened. 3. made of velveteen. {velvet + een, variant of ine1} …  

  • velveteen — noun Date: 1776 1. a clothing fabric usually of cotton in twill or plain weaves made with a short close weft pile in imitation of velvet 2. plural clothes made of velveteen …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Velveteen (disambiguation) — Velveteen is a type of cloth. Velveteen can refer to:* The Velveteen Rabbit , a children s book by Margery Williams * Velveteen , the second album by pop rock band Transvision Vamp *The Velvet Teen, an indie pop band from Northern California *… …   Wikipedia

  • Velveteen (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Velveteen Type = Album Artist = Transvision Vamp Released = 1989 Recorded = 1989 Genre = Pop/Rock Length = 53:10 Label = Universal Records Producer = Wendy James Nick Christian Sayer Duncan Bridgeman Reviews = *Allmusic… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”