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duvetyn

duvetyn is the alternative spelling of duvetyne.

Meaning of duvetyne

Noun

duvetyne (countable and uncountable, plural duvetynes)

  1. A heavy black cloth used in the motion picture and film industry to block out unwanted light.
    Synonyms:
    commando cloth

Proper noun capitalized: Duvetyn

Duvetyn

  1. A dense twill or sateen-woven fabric characterized by a velvetlike nap on one side and a matte finish with high opacity.

Forms of duvetyn

pluralduvetyns

Questions about duvetyn

What does duvetyn mean?
Duvetyn means a dense twill or sateen-woven fabric characterized by a velvetlike nap on one side and a matte finish with high opacity.
What is duvetyn the alternative spelling of?
Duvetyn is the alternative spelling of duvetyne.
What part of speech is duvetyn?
Duvetyn is a proper noun.

Words near duvetyn in the dictionary

  1. duvet
  2. duvet day
  3. duvet days
  4. duvetine
  5. duvets
  6. duvetyn
  7. duvetyne
  8. duvetynes
  9. duvetyns
  10. Duwai
  11. Duwal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: duvetyn (page history and authors); Duvetyn (page history and authors); duvetyne (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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