What does velvetry mean?
Velvetry means Garments or furnishings made from velvet..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Garments or furnishings made from velvet..
All their ribandry and gauzery — their silkery and velvetry — were draggled, and limp, and shapeless […]
And it was from behind those draped velvetries that the sounds came, a buzzing, as of conversation.
Sitting around on sofas and velvetries with their flutes and their papers and their laughter.
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Velvetry means Garments or furnishings made from velvet..
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All their ribandry and gauzery — their silkery and velvetry — were draggled, and limp, and shapeless […]
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