duvetyn

American

[doo-vi-teen, dyoo-] / ˈdu vɪˌtin, ˈdju- /

Or duvetine,

noun

a napped fabric, in a twilled or plain weave, of cotton, wool, silk, or rayon.

duvetyn British

/ ˈdjuːvəˌtiːn /

noun

a soft napped velvety fabric of cotton, silk, wool, or rayon

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Etymology

Origin of duvetyn

1910–15; < French duvetine, equivalent to duvet down ( see duvet) + -ine -ine ²

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duvetyn

Reason: the informal shirt waist has been supplanted by blouses of stiff velvet, chenille, soft duvetyn.

From Time Magazine Archive

The two armchair seats in which the boys luxuriated were covered with stuff that resembled duvetyn, but seemed woven in numberless colours of the ends of ostrich feathers.

From Tales of the Jazz Age by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald

Serge, cloth, duvetyn, Canton crêpe, pongee, chiffon, and georgette are appropriate but one should avoid velvets and most fur trimmings.

From Book of Etiquette Volume I by Lillian Eichler

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