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beggars' velvet

beggars' velvet noun: a blend of cotton and linen, used for making suits etc.

Noun

beggars' velvet (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A blend of cotton and linen, used for making suits etc.
  2. (colloquial) Dust bunnies; fluff.
    • A scrawny man with long, matted hair shuffled forward. He had a pale face under a^([sic]) unkempt beard, his coat torn, dark breeches baggy over his thin thighs. Mould was growing in the seams of his coat, and dust, like beggars' velvet, lay on the nap.2011, Chris Nickson, Broken Token

Origin of beggars' velvet

(cotton-linen blend): So called because less expensive than velvet; compare poor man's.

Questions about beggars' velvet

What does beggars' velvet mean?
Beggars' velvet means a blend of cotton and linen, used for making suits etc.
What part of speech is beggars' velvet?
Beggars' velvet is a noun.

Words near beggars' velvet in the dictionary

  1. beggars
  2. beggars belief
  3. beggars can't be choosers
  4. beggars description
  5. beggars the question
  6. beggars' velvet
  7. beggarsome
  8. beggartick
  9. beggarticks
  10. beggarware
  11. beggarweed

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