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What is the noun for velvet?

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velvet
  1. A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
  2. Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.
  3. (rare) A female chinchilla; a sow.
  4. (slang) The drug dextromethorphan.
  5. (slang) Money acquired by gambling.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “They were made of velvet, and were generally used as a border for turban-shaped capotes.”
velveting
  1. The nap of velvet.
  2. (plural) Something made from velvet or having a velvet-like texture.
velveteen
  1. A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “A tear rolled down Sandra's cheek and plopped down into the lap of her black mid-length velveteen dress.”
      “I will also require a velveteen cushion on which to rest my boil-covered bottom.”
      “The zippers on Lenina's spare pair of viscose velveteen shorts were at first a puzzle, then solved, a delight.”
velveret
  1. A kind of velvet with cotton backing.
velvetleaf
  1. Any of several plants with a velvety leaf as a most notable feature.
    1. A tall Asian herb, Abutilon theophrasti, that has velvety heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers.
    2. Malva eriocalyx, tree mallow, native to Europe.
    3. Limnocharis flava, yellow velvetleaf, an aquatic flowering plant native to southeast Asia.
  2. Synonyms:
velvetiness
velvetleafs
velveteens
  1. plural of velveteen
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Woven and printed silks and printed cotton velveteens comprised the middle range of her offerings.”
      “Van Tromp, in a suit of French country velveteens and with a remarkable carbuncle on his nose.”
      “At that moment two men passed, in brown velveteens, enormous trousers, and basque caps.”
velvetings
  1. plural of velveting
velverets
  1. plural of velveret
velvets
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