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beggars' velvet

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beggars' velvet

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

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  1. historical, uncountable A blend of cotton and linen, used for making suits etc.
  2. colloquial, uncountable 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.

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@misc{beggars_velvet_2026,
  title = {beggars' velvet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beggars'%20velvet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}