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countable and uncountable, plural velveteens
A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet. quotations examples
[…] I'm trying to build a story that not only unlocks the velveteen secrets of her teenager's heart, but also contains action, development, along with—God help me—some imitation of meaning.
2010, Jennifer Egan, “Forty-Minute Lunch […] ”, in A Visit from the Goon Squad