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cut velvet

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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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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

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

His costume was splendid, consisting of a doublet of white cut velvet, roped with pearls, which fitted him to admiration.

From The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance by Ainsworth, William Harrison

He thus learned to use such complicated machines as the stocking and cut velvet looms.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

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