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VELVETEEN

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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 980 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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VELVETEEN  , a

cotton
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cloth made in imitation of
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velvet . The
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term, is sometimes applied to a mixture of
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silk and cotton . Some velveteens are a kind of
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fustian, having a rib of velvet
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pile alternating with a plain depression . The velveteen', trade varies a good
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deal with the fashions that control the production of velvet . Velveteens are commonly
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woven in sheeting looms, and manufacturers are able to alternate the two kinds of goods according to the demand .

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