cut velvet

American  

noun

1. a fabric in which the looped pile has been cut.

2. a fabric having a pattern of figured velvet with a backing of chiffon or voile.

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Example Sentences

White woodwork, French blue cut velvet, delicate spindly Adam furniture, a dining room all white with little square-paned mirror doors, too attractive!”

From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2015

No longer fashioned of sturdy standards like denim and broadcloth, the current crop is made of flashier stuff�mink and monkey fur, silk and satin, calfskin, chiffon and cut velvet.

From Time Magazine Archive

From cut velvet to georgette, she made everything seem like gossamer and draped it skillfully on the body.

From Time Magazine Archive

The furniture was overstuffed cut velvet with tassels.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

There was a picture in the outer hall—one of those full-length gentlemen of George II.'s time, with a dark peruke flowing on his shoulders, a cut velvet coat, and lace cravat and ruffles.

From Wylder's Hand by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan