cut velvet
Americannoun
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a fabric in which the looped pile has been cut.
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a fabric having a pattern of figured velvet with a backing of chiffon or voile.
Example Sentences
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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
I don't wear fashionable clothes—that is—I——" "You have figured silk or cut velvet buttons, on your coat, I believe.
From Home Lights and Shadows by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
Uncut velvet is as deep mourning as crepe, but cut velvet is not mourning at all!
From Etiquette by Post, Emily
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