| 单词 | velveteen |
| 例句 | The zippers on Lenina’s spare pair of viscose velveteen shorts were at first a puzzle, then solved, a delight. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Did I ever wear bat-wing sleeves and velveteen slippers, did I wear dresses like tinted marshmallows to formal dances, shuffle around the floor with some stranger’s groin digging into mine? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Inside was a dress, red velveteen with white cotton lace around the neckline and on the edge of the short, puffed sleeves. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Helen bought her love seat, a sky blue velveteen fold-out, and also her bridge table. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Servants mill around, collecting the pieces in velveteen boxes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The skin was metallic silver-gold and so beautiful that even the velveteen parkas of the children from Mekoryuk paled by comparison. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not even mind that he’d spotted the sky blue velveteen upholstery. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The door of the helicopter opened, and out stepped, first a fair and ruddy-faced young man, then, in green velveteen shorts, white shirt, and jockey cap, a young woman. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Bree approaches, takes the key, and fits it into a slot on a velveteen board. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He wore green velveteen pants and a brown corduroy jacket from which hung a red bandana handkerchief. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Holly jumped back, flattening herself against the velveteen wallpaper. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I have a wide black elastic cinch belt with an imitation gold clasp buckle, and flat ballerina shoes of velveteen that scuff as I walk and bulge out at the sides. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z His trousers sported multiple patches of various colors and materials, and his purple velveteen jacket had buttons made from—were those spools of thread? Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Catarina hurried into the bedroom and came prancing back, holding the hanger with Papá’s coat on it and the red velveteen dress underneath. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Mom used to dress me in a little maroon woolen coat with a black velveteen collar and cuffs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The Art Deco-style furniture, including a desk and chair and a velveteen love seat, was functional and quite comfortable. Check In/Check Out : Hotel Review: Gansevoort Park Avenue NYC 2011-07-01T17:00:00Z He doesn’t mean the velveteen ones that scamper through “The Nutcracker.” ‘Bolshoi Babylon’: Ballet’s dark side meets Kremlin politics 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Toussaint had a sweet voice, gentle and worn in places, like the skin of a velveteen rabbit. The True Gladness of Allen Toussaint 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z And the language we use for each other grows more fraught even as the furniture affects casual, velveteen comfort, and skinny ties bloat into neckerchiefs into spread colors into t-shirts. Mad Men Watch: Don Draper’s Baby 2013-06-17T14:54:15Z As perfect as Stephen Galloway’s costumes were for “Pas/Parts 2016,” they were just that distracting in “Exactitude,” particularly the unflattering platter tutus and the men’s velveteen briefs. Three ballet companies prove the brilliance of one legendary choreographer in 'Celebrate Forsythe' 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z From its folds a fourth man emerges, trading a suit coat for a downy brown jacket, transforming into the velveteen rabbit. Review: ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ Is a Tribute to the Less Flashy Toy 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z Even the relative refuge of the school auditorium during a play rehearsal evokes “the inside of a slaughtered animal, all oxblood paint and maroon velveteen.” ‘Very Cold People’ Makes Something Beautiful Out of a Painful Childhood 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z And Mr. Hilfiger was so game to participate, he willingly donned dark purple robes — they were like heavy velveteen drapery, he said — for his scene shot last summer at the sweltering Cinecittà studios in Rome. ‘Zoolander 2’ Creates a Model-Slash-Juggernaut 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Draped with such a vast, velveteen body of sound, though, the bespectacled pianist seemed perfectly placed. Elvis Costello, Ben Folds harness the L.A. Phil at the Hollywood Bowl 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z He picked out matching red and white velveteen jumpsuits. Bomber jacket wars: Stagecraft beats statecraft in the Trump White House 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z Perched on a velveteen banquette at the NoMad hotel in the Flatiron district recently, Ms. Jones didn’t engage in the dithery banter that in Hollywood passes for charm. An Interview With January Jones of ‘Mad Men’ 2013-05-17T22:09:45Z The musical, on the other hand, seems and sounds thin, despite the velveteen lushness of its excellent orchestra. Review: That ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Close-Up, Finely Focused 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z And dressing rooms are shipshape, with wall-to-wall wood paneling, smart little pulls on artfully corrugated doors, and stools upholstered in patterned pink velveteen. Critical Shopper: At Carven, the Clothes are Peppy and the Colors Pop 2014-03-25T22:18:50Z Another look evokes a 16th century swashbuckling pirate-meets-Soweto-schoolboy, teaming a rich padded ocher velveteen jacket and frilled white gloves with a David Beckham soccer shirt wrapped like a sarong and yellow soccer socks. Breaking Men’s Wear Barriers — in 2026 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z The reliefs, which often included cavities, lined with dark velveteen, attracted fascination and speculation. Lee Bontecou, Acclaimed Creator of Wall-Mounted Art, Dies at 91 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Ms. Borda remembered one orchestra in the 1970s that switched to velveteen jackets with wide lapels and bell bottoms: “For a year or two they looked totally cool, and then they were a joke.” Women of the Philharmonic Can Play It All. Just Not in Pants. 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Women wear long flounced skirts, velveteen blouses, Pendleton jackets and the weighty turquoise jewelry that represents portable wealth in a culture with historically limited access to banks. Reporter?s Notebook: An Uneasy Exchange Between Fashion and Navajo Culture 2012-03-14T19:47:42Z But we're walking around here in sequins and velveteens for the lady's point. “Ridiculous”: Democrats fume after Missouri House GOP tries to impose dress code on women lawmakers 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z At the National Museum of African American History and Culture, one of Mrs. Beane’s hats is green velveteen. Vanilla Beane, the District’s ‘Hat Lady,’ dies at 103 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Every corner of Koko contains an unexpected surprise or delightful detail - from the playful cigarette motif of the jazz club carpet to the velveteen train carriages where members can listen to vinyl. Koko was gutted by fire, now it's changing the face of live music 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Possessor of a velveteen baritone, perfect pitch and brilliant piano skills, Cole is known for his recordings of songs including “Unforgettable,” “Mona Lisa” and “Rambling Rose.” Irving Azoff's Iconic Artists Group buys rights to Nat 'King' Cole assets 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Though it missed the velveteen, heavenly heights of the album, Lipa’s performance landed nimbly on verdant earth, not soaring to starry skies but unlocking an experience that celebrated the corporeal and fleeting. Review | Dua Lipa transforms Capital One Arena into a vibrant, disco-fueled dance floor 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z They wore "long greasy velveteen coats, furnished with pockets of vast capacity, and their nether limbs are encased in dirty canvas trousers", Mayhew noted. London's callings: Odd, obsolete and old jobs in the capital 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Unlike Margery Williams' velveteen rabbit, this phantom party resists becoming real. Can we save democracy from the two-party system? 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z With young spring grasses and unfurling flower petals spread over the land like a great velveteen robe, optimism for a future in which wild plants and animals and alternative energy flourish together seemed in order. Dogs put their noses to work saving wildlife 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z The famous dining hall — a former gymnasium in what was once a Jewish girls’ school — looked the same, but the diners were to be spread at intervals throughout its velveteen green seats. In a German Restaurant, the Sommelier Lifts His Mask to Smell the Wine 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z Women in black visors, with brightly colored scarves, velveteen jackets and baggy trousers, had brought the riches of the hills to be sold. In Uzbekistan, Coming to Terms With the Country’s Dazzling History 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z A velveteen recording that exudes warmth, it showcases Wilkes’ skills at tapping low frequencies as the seeds of melodic ideas. The track earning breakout Compton rapper Roddy Ricch millions of YouTube views 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Her hair, he notices, is pulled back from her forehead by a wide velveteen band. “Color and Light” 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Enveloped in velveteen echo, her words pass with sparse accompaniment — a few guitar chords and string-suggestive synth arrangement but no percussion. California Sounds: New music from Jessica Pratt and Vince Staples, and Peaking Lights remixes Kevin Morby 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The red velveteen seats showed no sign of wear, the same mint material as the curtains that framed the stage and skirted the parapet at the front of the balcony. Louder than bombs: my journey in war and music 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z The audience — Arab couples, Western tourists, as many women as men — watched from red velveteen booths, utterly entranced. Foreign Belly Dancers? Egyptians Shake Their Heads (and Hips) 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z McLellan once worked as a nurse in Saudi Arabia and her wardrobe reflects her extensive travels in the developing world: velveteen pants from China, a chunky sea rock necklace from Senegal and bangles from Ethiopia. What hospitals waste: Why is the nation’s health care tab sky-high? 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z It consisted of a full long gray skirt and a sleeveless velveteen waistcoat worn over a white blouse. Memories of Literary Paris 1972-03-03T05:00:00Z And then there it was: a mottled ginger-gold, velveteen with sweat, edged with a waxy black rind. After 75 Years, the Cheese Stands Alone 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z The subtle, velveteen beauty that swirls through "10:37" unfurls like a stop-motion flower blossoming. DJDS offers textured house music, with dogs 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z The artist who was aptly dubbed the Queen of Soul early in her recording career commands listeners to pause and contemplate the velveteen voice that wraps around lyrics as if they were precious gems. Aretha Franklin to perform at Music Center at Strathmore in Maryland 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z I was even further smitten when I went up to my room and discovered two pairs of purple velveteen bedroom slippers, which matched my headboard and bedframe. My Over-The-Top Ten: Fantastically Flamboyant City Hotels Around The World 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z He was affixing thousands of carnations to velveteen, using a dollop of adhesive from a glue gun on each one. Belmont’s Florist Was Rooting for California Chrome 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z And a surging narrative of thrust and denial must be drawn like a swirling velveteen tarpaulin over the listless reality of a football-free summer. Premier League predictions for 2013 2013-01-01T09:01:31Z A stout well-oiled woman, in a very tight puce velveteen bodice with bright buttons and a large yellow lace collar, fastened with a blue enamel brooch, leaned forward interrogatively. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z A stubby figure in a velveteen coat and drab breeches, his hand on an ash-plant, he held his ground among them, tickled by the attention he excited and fired by his own importance. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z Under the ramparts, by the side of the public road, old men in red caps and suits of velveteen that the sun has faded to marvellous hues sit at their placid occupation of net-mending. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z One conceives Mr. James a boy in velveteens looking fearfully at Stevenson playing at pirates. An Edinburgh Eleven Pencil Portraits from College Life 2012-03-21T02:00:30.747Z It was nasty, chilling, foggy autumnal, but my long locks hung negligently and my velveteen coat was worn defiantly open to the wind. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z In the ticket-pocket of his overcoat a splendid unforeseen shilling—a florin and a sixpence in the velveteen jacket he had not worn since last year. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z A man, whistling a lively tune, came up the road, and surely he felt the heat but little, for he wore a brown velveteen jacket and had knotted about his throat a bright red handkerchief. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z The bearded mate of the Monte Toro, who had made the trip in a red nightcap, had, with a toothpick behind his ear, appeared in a uniform cap, though he retained his velveteen coat. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Laurence appeared at tea in a velveteen coat, which probably provided the topic for the longest whisper that even Frida had ever been known to utter. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z There is no welcome in the velvet for the velveteen. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z He was a little, active, curly haired man, in velveteen clothing and cap, gold rings in his ears, and a fierce mustache. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z Susan knew the brown velveteen coat, though the red tie was hidden under the upturned collar. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z His velveteen suit was worn and greasy and his hat broken. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z He stood in his well-kept velveteens, cap in hand before his master, and looked him in the face when he addressed him. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z He had taken off his rough overcoat and broad-brimmed hat, and stood in a worn—very much worn—suit of brown velveteen breeches and gaiters. The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:22.303Z There was a back to it, which, like the seat, was covered with old and torn velveteen. The Blue Lights A Detective Story 2012-01-17T03:00:19.713Z Then I too found myself sitting dazedly on the grass, watching the great skirts of his velveteens flinging round him as if he had been a demon, as he strode away. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Yonder, gun on shoulder, came tall, stately Branson, the keeper, clad in velveteen, with gaiters on. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z "It must make you shiver inside just to look at our velveteen jackets." The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z In addition to their ordinary garments they wore capes of black velveteen, only donned on occasions of ceremony; and their necks were hung with chains of imitation turquoises and large, coloured stone beads. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Equally beautiful, more solid, less familiar, with velveteen skin that appears to completely lack pores. Poised for fame, actress Elizabeth Olsen is her own woman 2011-10-19T00:38:01Z A rough man in a velveteen coat and leggings appears, carrying a sort of quarter-staff spiked. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 62, January 1, 1872 2011-10-18T02:00:20.750Z Clothed in European kit, wearing velveteen trousers and with only a cap for head-covering, these men showed no signs of distress, or even discomfort. The Panama Canal and its Makers 2011-10-10T02:00:22.307Z I don't think much of velveteen myself, but I like real velvet. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z The other keeper then came forward; he was brother to the former, but had much more the appearance of a keeper, being rather a fine fellow and dressed in a wholesome, well-worn suit of velveteen. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z All eyes saw him at the same moment and two pairs of eyes at least recognized a green velveteen hunting suit. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z He wore a blue flannel shirt with a bright scarlet tie, velveteen trousers and long cowhide boots which extended beyond the knees. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z A blue jacket and red waistcoat of coarse cloth, dark velveteen pantalon, and worsted stockings, a black velvet stock round the collar of a very coarse shirt, complete the habiliments of the Stoneyhurst collegian. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z A shabby man with long hair, wearing a velveteen jacket, had just stopped, closed his dripping umbrella, and rung. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z “I did not try,” said I, looking down carelessly at my grey velveteen coat and skirt, which had certainly seen hard wear and tear in the seven months I had spent in Mashonaland. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z There was a rough, hand-made ladder at the opening, and at one side a shelf on which was neatly folded—could they believe their eyes—the suit of green velveteen. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z The velveteen husband—his velveteens too had gone soft and gold-faded, yet somehow they made him look ugly, common—he watched her with his irritable, yellow-brown eyes, and seemed to fume in his stiff beard. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Storms laughed, sunk both hands into the pockets of his velveteen jacket, and laughed again, leaning against the wall of the old summer-house. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z A scuffle ensued, and during the scuffle, and at the time I think that she had hold of me, I took the pistol from the side pocket of my velveteen jacket and fired. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z The dress was a dark green velveteen, made without attempt at ornament, but fitting the slim and lissom figure like a glove. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z He wore the green velveteen suit now so familiar to “The Automobile Girls,” and through his belt gleamed the dagger he had used to slash the tires with. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z She had her back to the velveteen husband, she sat close between two strange young men, who were condoling with her. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z It embraces plain twilled cloth called jean, and cut fabrics similar to velvet, known as velveteen, moleskin, corduroy, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z It was a boy dressed in ragged velveteen breeches, and thin discoloured shirt. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z Thus the thin silk was exchanged for thick silk, cotton-back satin for the real article, velveteen for velvet, cheap lace for real lace, and the gaily colored beads for gold chains and strings of pearls. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z He wore a dark green velveteen suit, like a huntsman’s, and a felt hat with a hanging brim that covered his head. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z A peasant girl in Nuoro costume sat facing me, and a dark-bearded, middle-aged man in a brown velveteen suit was next me and glowering at her. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Scraped and sand-papered down, and clothed in brown velveteen, with cord trousers and brown leather gaiters, he would have made a gamekeeper of whose appearance any country magnate might have been proud. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z So Julia was dressed in brown velveteen, and sent to an art school, where they wouldn’t let her do watercolour drawing at all. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z This Isaac regarded more or less as Mr Ruskin would regard draping the “Venus de Medicis” in a velveteen polonaise. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Aimaq said her 75 teenage female workers, who make velveteen purple jackets and delicate floral scarves, regularly receive written threats from the Taliban, urging them to quit working. How will Afghan women fare in Taliban reconciliation? 2011-06-13T08:57:19Z But anyhow she was the wife of the velveteen man. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Therefore, Neale was sound asleep when a man wearing brown velveteen and with gold rings in his ears rattled into town in a ramshackle old buggy, but behind a high-stepping horse. The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found 2011-05-31T02:00:33.267Z If people are willing to pay $6,000 for Bernard L. Madoff’s velveteen bedroom slippers, what will they pay for the contents of his liquor cabinet? DealBook: At This Event, the Drinks Are on Bernie Madoff 2011-05-18T20:17:58Z The flannel blouse with its gay undervest showing at the chest, and the baggy brown velveteen trousers form an ideal specimen of the costume of these people. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z Next door, there, is the house in which I went to my first party—in a velveteen suit and wide lace collar. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z At the inn door the bus stopped, and the velveteen husband and the girl got down. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Where their breeches were velveteen, his was of the finest silk velvet. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z He was dressed in a doublet of faded cotton velveteen, with trunks of coarser material reaching down to mid thigh. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z He breakfasted, hung about, watched the road, sauntered as far as the lodge, nodded affably to velveteens behind the bars, and caught no glimpse of Violet. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z “What may your business be?” said I to a short, thick, merry-faced fellow in a velveteen jerkin and canvas pantaloons, who made his way into my apartment in the dusk of the evening. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Suddenly I see her pouncing on three giggling young hussies just in front—the inevitable black velveteen tam, the inevitable white curly muffler, the inevitable lower-class flappers. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z The race day came; the drag rattled off, loaded with half a score of men in coats of velveteen. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z These appeared to consist of a jerkin and short velveteen pantaloons. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z But when taken up to the stake he is stripped of it, the velveteen jaqueta pulled from off his shoulders, his shirt torn away, leaving his breast bare. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z Pile Fabrics, such as velvets, velveteens, corduroys, plushes, sealskins, &c., require a special treatment in finishing, and great care must be taken in all operations to prevent the pile being crushed or otherwise damaged. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z A quite pleasant woman behind the little bar: a brown woman with brown parted hair and brownish eyes and brownish, tanned complexion and tight brown velveteen bodice. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z But before he could cross the fence, the fingers of his pursuer were tightly clutched upon the collar of his velveteen coat; and he came to the ground, crushing the eggs within his game-bag. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Wet and draggled, he looked every inch a gentleman—in Gideon’s suit of worn velveteen he looked one still. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z A stable-boy in velveteens held two of the horses, while a groom in a tall hat and buckskin breeches reverently held the bridle of the third steed, which was provided with a lady's saddle. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z Here they met the sailors of the night before, arrayed now in marvellous blue Melton coats with velveteen collars. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z No two were dressed exactly alike, though there was a general similitude of costume among them, especially in the particular articles of broad-brimmed hats, and wide-legged trowsers of velveteen. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z He wore a velveteen coat, a white waistcoat, a lavender tie, and a flower in his buttonhole. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z The latter had exchanged his wet clothes for a suit of Gideon’s, which, though it was well-worn velveteen, failed to conceal the high-bred air of its present wearer. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z I soon fixed my reflections upon the cochero—a tall fellow in velveteens, whom I had seen taking out the sleek carriage horses. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z He was dressed in a brown velveteen suit; a red sash encircled his waist; and on his arm he flaunted a painted woman. Who? 2011-02-09T03:00:47.380Z With difficulty Lord Alcester dragged off his heavy fur coat and flung himself down on the crimson velveteen. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z Some varieties of velvet and velveteen are made from linen. Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care 2011-01-06T03:00:45.093Z See now, here is something I found in Arkdale;” and as he spoke he drew from the capacious pocket of his velveteen jacket a small volume. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z His jacket was of velveteen, and he had large, iron-shod boots, which were perched upon the splashboard in front of him. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z They came directly upon old Bultitude, looking bluff and ruddy in his velveteens and gaiters. The Parson O' Dumford Presently the door opened, and an old gentleman with white whiskers and a black velveteen jacket trotted in. "Pip" A Romance of Youth The Knight of Castlewood was in olive velveteen slashed with yellow, with Nancy Chalmers, in flowered panniers and beaded pompadour, on his arm. The Valiants of Virginia He was covered with an old glazed hat; and, despite the cold, he had only a worn-out blouse over his vest, and a pair of velveteen trousers, which had seen considerable service. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 He is a bony, lantern-jawed young man, in velveteen jacket, with a puggaree round his hat. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93. September 17, 1887 That coat and vest were the velveteen relics of a posing artist. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories A sore punishment this for having confessed in her heart's naivete a passion for a hero of the brush, a vagrant in velveteen who painted pictures and—vulgarian!—sold them to any patronising passer-by. Love's Usuries She was wearing a gown that he loved—an old gown of olive velveteen trimmed with narrow bands of fur. Shadows of Flames A Novel Miss Betsey rocked with satisfaction, her hands folded in her velveteen lap. Harper's Round Table, June 25, 1895 The young keeper touched his hat, changed the double gun from one shoulder of his well-worn velveteen coat to the other, whistled to a setter, and led the way to a stone stile. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One Peering from their hiding-place, they made out that he was clad in the velveteen suit and leather leggings of a keeper, and, moreover, he carried a gun. Haviland's Chum Mrs. Faversham looked at the sculptor in his velveteen working clothes, the background of his workshop, its disorder and its poverty around him. Fairfax and His Pride It must have been an enterprising bagman who first went round Sikkim and persuaded the Sikkimese ladies that black velveteen was the match par excellence for their complexions. To Lhassa at Last She was dressed in a short, scant velveteen gown that might have belonged to her grandmother, and a large bonnet of the same date, from which hung a figured lace veil. Harper's Round Table, June 25, 1895 “Beg pardon, sir, I’m sure,” said a fine, handsome, bluff West-countryman—a regular keeper, in brown velveteens; “I really didn’t see you.” Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One Hildegarde nodded to the sailor, feeling that she had made a friend; and proceeded to array herself in the brown velveteen gown. Hildegarde's Harvest He wore a pair of velveteen breeches whose original colour might have been a dark, rich blue. Fairfax and His Pride Do you not perceive that fustian and velveteen, which were natural amongst gamekeepers, are not so natural on gilded chairs covered with silk, with lace and diamonds at a distance of three feet? The Intellectual Life He looked about twenty-eight, wore tightly-belted velveteen trousers gaitered under the shoe, and a dark overcoat with astrakhan collar and cuffs. Their Son; The Necklace Finding nothing, he sat again on the table, with his hands in the pockets of his velveteen corduroy coat. When Ghost Meets Ghost "Very," said the man in velveteen with a certain lack of respect in his manner. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman Twenty little school girls jumping in velveteen; One jumped into Cole's Book Arcade, And then there were nineteen. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 Certainly not, and you would be as good-looking in it as you are in your velveteen shooting-jacket with the pointers on the bronze buttons. The Intellectual Life He would change his coat for a velveteen jacket, not in order to be picturesque, but to keep his coat-cuffs clean. Aurora the Magnificent His coat was a kind of dark velveteen p. 168which had probably seen better days in the Squire’s family; so had the long drab waistcoat. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit His long, thin legs were clad in close-fitting knee breeches of green velveteen, somewhat stained. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman They're fond of plush, as a rule, but there's velveteen as well, and sometimes a cloth dress. Jan and Her Job Camille was picturesque from the crown of his flaxen head to the soles of his brown boots; his pallor was interesting, his blue eyes remarkable; he habitually wore rust-coloured velveteen; he smoked cigarettes incessantly. Olive in Italy He drew from a pocket of his black velveteen pantaloons a small crumpled tract. Dr. Sevier Breeches, velvet or velveteen, or some other solid stuff. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 His trousers were the stained velveteens of the morning; his waistcoat the same faded red; his hose the slack woolen pair that he had worn throughout the day. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman He had changed from the velveteens into his vagabond clothes, and was evidently on the same errand as myself. The Belovéd Vagabond She reluctantly put on the queer blouse and the striped skirt, while Beppo arrayed himself in a pair of velveteen trousers which were as much too long for him as the skirt was for Beppina. The Italian Twins His dress was as rough as his voice—a grey frock-coat, green velveteen pantaloons, and a fur cap that had seen its best days some time ago. The Wide, Wide World Here are English sailors, and French sailors; sailors in green velveteen jackets; sailors with their beards and whiskers curled into little shining ringlets. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France He wore a velveteen coat and a large cherry neck-tie, the flowing ends of which added to his general air of disorder. A Romantic Young Lady A black velveteen jacket resplendent with pearl-buttons, velveteen knee-breeches tied with ribbons at the knees, and a rakish Alpine hat with a feather adorned my master's person. The Belovéd Vagabond Rallywood was getting himself into his velveteen coat with a good deal of unnecessary violence. A Modern Mercenary The former consisted of jaqueta and calzoneros of dark-coloured velveteen, surmounted by a broad-brimmed sombrero of black glaze; while the complexion, although swarthy, was several shades lighter than that of the Indian. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness How many a time did the eager British mercenary, clad in velveteen and clinging to the door of the carriage as it glides into the station, revisit my invidious dreams! A Little Tour of France Aunt Helen was in one of her richest and most imposing street costumes, whereas the artist-poet wore black velveteen instead of brown, and a flowing yellow tie instead of a cherry one. A Romantic Young Lady Otherwise his garb was the ordinary stable wear of a Mexican gentleman’s servant; wide velveteen trousers open along the outer seams, and fended with leather at breech and bottoms. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley One was Counsellor, in his blazing red uniform, beside him Rallywood's tall figure, clad in soft brown tones of velveteen, looked almost black. A Modern Mercenary Caspar’s dress is of a more lively style, and consists of a frock of Tyrolese green, a cap of the same colour, with long projecting peak, over-alls of blue velveteen, and Blucher boots. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains Men in well-worn velveteens and felt billycocks, hobnobbed with men in the gaudiest uniforms ever evolved by the theatrical costumier. The Dop Doctor Lamps suffered himself to be led aside from his daughter’s couch, by one of the buttons of his velveteen jacket. Mugby Junction He was gorgeously dressed in black velveteen, with orange sleeves and an orange lining to his cloak. Nine Little Goslings He wore a fur cap and shorts, and was of the velveteen race velveteeny. My Father as I Recall Him The strangers were dressed in corduroy trousers, velveteen coats, slouch hats and black ties. Dangers of the Trail in 1865 A Narrative of Actual Events For hunting he preferred the blouse and the velveteen trousers of the peasants. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan On his knees lay the black velveteen coat, the Sunday garment of Harry Winburn, to which he was fitting new sleeves. Tom Brown at Oxford There was no one there, beyond the People of the House, save a man in a Drugget coat, a green velveteen Waistcoat, red plush Nethers, and a flapped Hat, all very Worn and Greasy. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... Joan had flung herself in her panic on Darby's shoulder, with her small, wet face buried in the bosom of his old velveteen blouse. Two Little Travellers A Story for Girls He wore a fur cap, and shorts, and was of the velveteen race, velveteeny. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete “That’s a stunning velveteen suit she has on, and her hat well, New York or Paris, sure.” A Dixie School Girl As he passed the gates of the stable-yard, the keeper came out—a sturdy bullet-headed fellow, in a velveteen coat, and cord breeches and gaiters—and touched his hat. Tom Brown at Oxford The young girl had the most lovingly sensitive, wholesomely healthy face, with peach-red cheeks and large grey-blue velveteen eyes. Travel Tales in the Promised Land (Palestine) Darby wore a velveteen suit which had once been black, but now, from stress of wear and weather, had turned a sickly green. Two Little Travellers A Story for Girls He was decently dressed in a frock-coat, with black velveteen waistcoat buttoned over his broad chest. Faces and Places The hymn being over, a black-bearded, but soft-voiced man, in a velveteen coat, got upon the platform, and told us how the chief delight of his life was at one time making dogs fight. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis You remembered her best as she hurried through the street in her tan mackintosh with its yellow velveteen collar turned high up, and one of those modest round hats to which she was addicted. The Job An American Novel Of these there are four pairs, two of them in trousers of the ordinary kind; the other two in calzoneras of velveteen, bordered at the bottoms with black stamped leather. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea The costume of the horseman thus ill mounted consisted of a sort of jacket of white cotton stuff, with open calzoneros of olive-coloured velveteen. The Tiger Hunter ‘My cob shall p. 124trot against him,’ said a fellow dressed in velveteen, mounted on a low powerful-looking animal—‘my cob shall trot against him to the hill and back again—come on!’ The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' He was dressed in a shabby suit of red velveteen, with a great leathern belt about his waist and enormous boots, and Davy thought he looked terribly ferocious. Davy and The Goblin What Followed Reading 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' "And velveteen, like my trousers, Father—what about that?" questioned Pierre. The Story of Silk The congregation was, however, collecting, almost all the men in white smocks with beautifully worked breasts and backs, the more well-to-do in velveteen; the women in huge bonnets. Old Times at Otterbourne A pile weave is a general term under which are classed numerous varieties of cloth woven with a pile surface, as plush, velvet, velveteen, and carpeting of various kinds. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades After a rapid survey of some three seconds she picked off his velveteen cap and kissed him accurately in the centre of the forehead. Shining Ferry Nancy, minus her narrow velveteen skirt, was really a beguiling figure in blue pongee knickerbockers. The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp Patter, patter, fell the fast-falling rain on the leaves above the children’s heads, sprinkling Mary’s yellow hair and Jackie’s best velveteen suit. A Pair of Clogs There is nothing you can ask for but what he has,—from crowbars down to cambric-needles; from velveteen trousers up to broadcloth coats of the jauntiest description. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 As this garment covered the greater part of his person, I could only see that underneath was a pair of green velveteen calzoneros, with yellow buttons, and snow-white calzoncillos puffing out along the seams. The Scalp Hunters He buttoned his velveteen calzoneros down nearly to his ankles, so that their leathern bottoms might not flap open and discommode him. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico "That's what they call it," answered the one in the velveteen coat, as cheery as a piping crow. My Friend The Murderer Mrs. Bernard Temple's maid was now sitting in Antonia's room mending a long rent in that young lady's brown Liberty velveteen evening dress. Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World It began to rain, and before long my new velveteen coat was very wet. The Gypsies As she sprang up, the girl pressed both hands against the wine-colored velveteen of her skirt, hiding them. Apron-Strings Besides the manga, the embroidered jacket, the scarlet scarf, and velveteen calzoneros, had all been put off, and others of a coarser kind were now worn in their place. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico As I came scrambling out through the weeds, I was collared by a big chap with a velveteen coat, and half a dozen others got round me and held me fast. My Friend The Murderer Antonia had donned her rusty brown velveteen dress, and sat with her hands folded in front of her in a deep armchair. Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World I wore a velveteen coat, and had on a broad, soft felt hat. The Gypsies She was smartly dressed in a wine-colored velveteen, the over-short skirt of which barely reached to the tops of her freshly whitened spats. Apron-Strings His jacket was of velveteen, and he had large, iron-shod boots, which were perched upon the splashboard in front of him. Danger! and Other Stories After a timid knock she passed in, and made a little picture as she stood in the firelight, in her brown velveteen frock and large white-frilled pinafore. Odd There the brown velveteen and the patent leathers and the watch made a great impression, and the eight sovereigns Paul was able to jingle in his pockets and display to wondering eyes. Despair's Last Journey I have a nice velveteen coat which I have been keeping for your father. The Gypsies Patricia flew to open it, and a dark, medium-sized girl in a shabby bronze velveteen frock stood on the threshold, looking very much surprised indeed. Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge She is dressed in a long trailing gown of black velveteen,—an inexpensive dress, but one that suits her admirably, with its slight adornment of little soft lace frillings at the throat and wrists. Molly Bawn Her skirt was of some cheap black material and her bodice of velveteen, laced with black cords over a white cotton waist. The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army He took to brown velveteen and to patent leather boots. Despair's Last Journey The velvet ranges from eighteen to twenty-four inches in width and velveteen twenty-seven. Textiles and Clothing His waistcoat was of brown velvet, which had once been black, while a pair of short, tight, and well-worn velveteen pantaloons, worsted stockings, and thick-soled shoes covered his lower extremities. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures He was a big black-whiskered man in a velveteen jacket, evidently a gamekeeper, and he spoke to his companion as if he were a dog. Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel A man in a closely fitting cap and brown velveteen jacket, who was going down the road, faced round, took a gun from off his shoulder and placed it under his arm. Burr Junior In it lay a velveteen jacket folded, a scarf, scarlet and spotted. The Black Cross Fustian Fustian, a kind of corduroy or velveteen, was originally woven at Fustat on the Nile. Textiles and Clothing A woollen seraph of finest wool lies scarf-like across her left shoulder, half concealing a velveteen vest or spencer, close-buttoned over the rounded hemispheres of her bosom. The Lone Ranche “My cob shall trot against him,” said a fellow dressed in velveteen, mounted on a low powerful-looking animal. The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro" The poacher gave a quick glance up the lane in the direction from which we had come, caught sight of the keeper’s velveteen coat, and shot into the copse and was gone. Burr Junior You were charming before, but you are irresistible now, in that velveteen jacket and scarf, with the curls on your brow. The Black Cross Velveteen All that has been said in favor of velvet applies equally as well to the best velveteen,—in fact it is a textile of even greater value and beauty than velvet. Textiles and Clothing A bolt was drawn, the door opened, and a short wiry man, dressed in fustian and velveteen, with a fur cap on his head and a short pipe in his mouth, stood before them. Dr. Jolliffe's Boys At any moment, as it appeared, a stalwart figure in velveteen bearing a gun over his shoulder might appear round the trunk of a tree, demanding your licence or your life. A College Girl The keeper raised his gun with both hands, breathed on the mottled walnut-wood stock, and began to polish it with the sleeve of his velveteen jacket. Burr Junior On the back of her cropped yellow curls was a velveteen cap, rakishly tipped, and she stood debonair beneath the folds of the curtain with a laugh on her lips. The Black Cross Velvets, velveteens, and heavy cloths for dresses are beautiful in themselves and should not be marred by patterns or trimmings. Textiles and Clothing The one picture on the walls, an engraving of a boy in velveteen, astride a tree, entitled "Boyhood of Bunyan," had started life with him. Better Dead A little farther on, the bullets had nailed against a shop a youth in velveteen trousers who had some proof-sheets in his hand. Napoleon the Little The keeper took it out of the big pocket inside his velveteen jacket, and held it up, twisting and writhing to get free and down into one of the rabbit-holes. Burr Junior Kaya drew herself slowly to her knees and then to her feet, brushing the straw from her velveteen trousers and the sleeves of her jacket. The Black Cross If of heavy or lined goods the finish should be velveteen or braid the same color as the skirt. Textiles and Clothing The red velveteen waistcoat they had already identified. Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School The Merry Doings of the Oakdale Freshmen Girls Around every art studio are found the young men in velveteen who smoke infinite cigarettes, and throw off opinions about this great man and that, and prate prosaically in blase monotone of the Beautiful. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians Before the second easel Michael stood, with his back towards her, brush and palette in hand, head critically tilted, his velveteen coat sagging a little from rounded shoulders. The Great Amulet The small, picturesque figure in the doorway wore velveteen trousers of green, old and faded, a black jacket rusty, with the sleeves patched, and a scarlet sash tied loosely about the waist. The Black Cross The bottom of the raw edge is turned up, basted close to the edge allowing the velveteen to show a very little. Textiles and Clothing "It looks to me very much like a red velveteen suit I saw somewhere once upon a time," observed Grace. Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School The Merry Doings of the Oakdale Freshmen Girls George Byng17 came the other morning in a waistcoat of Peel's velveteen. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 I remember how admiringly all the boys looked at her the night she first wore her velveteen dress, made like Mrs. Gardener’s black velvet. My Ántonia He wore a ragged suit of velveteens which used to be laughed at by the London boys, and that was all that sheltered his little body from the cold. The Eternal City The upper edge of the velveteen is secured as before by turning and hemming or catstitched without turning. Textiles and Clothing She, too, recognized the green silk tie, although she had no recollection of Miriam's red velveteen suit, a piece of which formed the waistcoat. Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School The Merry Doings of the Oakdale Freshmen Girls Footnote 18: The allusion is to a hoax played on the Premier, by a presentation made to him of a piece of the then novel fabric, velveteen, stamped with a free-trade design. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 "How much do you want for him?" said the showman in the velveteen coat. Dick Lionheart He tried to shake the snow off by stamping, but it clung to his velveteens. The Eternal City Applying Velveteen Binding The right side of the velveteen should be carefully basted with small, even stitches to the edge of the facing. Textiles and Clothing He was leaning, at first listlessly, over the table, dressed in a velveteen jacket, and with his round-topped hat brought far over his eyes, so that she could not fully see his face. Can You Forgive Her? Mrs. Pendleton was attired in trailing black velveteen, a white feather boa, and a hat covered with tossing plumes, and the hair underneath was aggressively golden. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.) At one of these the showman in the velveteen coat was standing, and he instantly opened an inner compartment and, giving Pat a sharp blow, thrust him inside and turned the key. Dick Lionheart It was a December night in London, and the Southern lad had nothing to shelter his little body from the Northern cold but his short velveteen jacket, red waistcoat, and knickerbockers. The Eternal City The joining of the velveteen should be near the seam in the back. Textiles and Clothing Think how much money the ladies would have made if each one had worn a sandwich board advertising some new breakfast food or velveteen tobacco! Homeburg Memories Now they are velveteen with glass to imitate the precious jewels. Billy Whiskers The Autobiography of a Goat He was dressed in a rough shooting suit of blue velveteen, and his heavy American shoes were crusted with mud. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow He wore a tattered suit of velveteens, and that was all that sheltered his little body from the cold. The Eternal City The illustration shows this method of applying the velveteen which is first stitched to the lining and turned with the edge. Textiles and Clothing His dress was as rough as his voice a coarse gray frock-coat, green velveteen pantaloons, and a fur cap that had seen its best days some time ago. The Wide, Wide World Ingred had been chosen as one of the artistes, and arrayed in her best brown velveteen dress, with a new pale-yellow hair ribbon, she waited about in her usual agonies of stage fright. A Popular Schoolgirl They were encased in brown velveteens much the worse for wear, and in shape resembled a couple of sticks with a crook at the knees. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches Two Uses for Velveteen—Old velveteen, fastened over a firm broom, is excellent for wiping down walls. Fowler's Household Helps Over 300 Useful and Valuable Helps About the Home, Carefully Compiled and Arranged in Convenient Form for Frequent Use Cretonne, chintz, dress linings, crape, velveteen, and lace are made of cotton. Textiles and Clothing Mauve is now a very fashionable colour, and would mix well with dark velvet or velveteen of the same colour for the autumn. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886 Pale pink, pale blue, Saxe blue, navy for my gym. costume, black for a useful one, and olive green to go with my velveteen Sunday dress. A Popular Schoolgirl They look best mounted upon plush or velveteen, but are often mounted upon Liberty's Oriental silks, or made up as perfectly plain bands. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 353, October 2, 1886. To polish furniture, use a piece of velveteen instead of chamois leather. Fowler's Household Helps Over 300 Useful and Valuable Helps About the Home, Carefully Compiled and Arranged in Convenient Form for Frequent Use Then he took a swatch of black velveteen from his pocket and arranged it over the sample-table with the two gems in its folds. Potash & Perlmutter Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures I noted that he still wore the velveteens and the broad hat and loose open collar of his student days. Told in a French Garden August, 1914 Already his upper man had been rubbed by Pierre, and clothed with a shirt, vest and velveteen coat from his wardrobe. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life A suit of velveteen is fashionable for any occasion—for receptions, church or street costume. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside Velveteen for Polishing Cloths.—Old pieces of velveteen that have served their original purpose should be saved for polishing cloths. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada Up stage on his canvas was the figure of the poet in velveteens. The Big-Town Round-Up An elderly man in a brown velveteen suit, with gaiters and thick boots, raised his hat respectfully. The Black Box The velveteen waistcoat exhibited an ample shirt-front, and had pockets with flaps like the coat. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life Velvets and velveteens seem to be taking the place of silk, and are really quite as cheap. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside A child in a spotted velveteen suit and a soiled lace collar, who had been playing in the street, greeted him with an amazed shout and then ran on ahead. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton The velveteen poet caught at "The Weeping Lady" to save himself from going down. The Big-Town Round-Up "I ask to be answered," replied he, standing with his hands in the pockets of his velveteen shooting coat, a purple tinge of incipient anger rising in his cheeks. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891 A stranger might have taken him at a distance for a gamekeeper: his coat was of velveteen; his boots were muddy: but a nearer inspection would have removed the impression. Elster's Folly In fact, velveteens are cheaper, as they are so much wider. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside She was still wearing the hat with the wing, the mauve scarf, the tan shoes, and the velveteen gown. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton The man in velveteens unexpectedly found himself doing as he was told. The Big-Town Round-Up Max cried, mightily injured, and turning himself about disclosed his small person arrayed in a new velveteen suit brilliant with brass buttons. Connor Magan's Luck and Other Stories She was arrayed in purple and fine linen—a very smart red dress, trimmed with velveteen, and a tremendous hat covered with feathers. Liza of Lambeth At last he drew the stem through the button-hole of his velveteen jacket, and was ready to answer in person the shy invitation it conveyed. Idolatry A Romance Her dress was of black velveteen, fitting a little tightly over her corsets, and showing several imperfectly removed stains and creases. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton The man in velveteens met the eyes of the energetic manhandler and quailed. The Big-Town Round-Up She was so full of bitterness against the fraudulent body in plum-coloured velveteen that she forgot her shyness and looked into his eyes to appeal for sympathy. The Judge She wore a dark ruby velveteen that exactly suited her brown skin; her fluffy hair was tolerably smooth, and she had a bright colour. Uncle Max A black velveteen jacket fitted closely to his shape; he had on a Tyrolese hat; his boots, of thin, pliant leather, reached above the knee. Idolatry A Romance A plain sailor-suit, or a tweed knickerbocker suit with a flannel collar, would be better than those velveteen things with that lace abomination. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton A man in artist's velveteens, minus a haircut, with a large, fat, pasty face, sat at an adjoining table and discoursed to his friends. The Big-Town Round-Up He was now working at the velveteen jacket, laying on the colour with thick strokes, However, stepping backward and blinking, he suddenly burst into loud laughter at some reminiscence. His Masterpiece While I was arguing with her, she had dragged out her ruby velveteen and was trying to fasten it with her trembling fingers. Uncle Max They are shabby fellows, two of them barefooted, wearing shabby, patched velveteen trousers and blue flannel shirts open at the throat, with big black hats, old and shapeless. The Man from Home We don't want them to be extravagant; but they always come up to the castle in velveteen dresses, with white caps, and white collars round their necks; and they look very nice. The Rebel of the School Fitzgerald keenly inspected the drivers, but found them of the ordinary breed, in velveteens, red-sashes, and soft felt hats. A Splendid Hazard And, as the painter had wanted something dark by way of contrast in the foreground, he had contented himself with seating there a gentleman, dressed in a black velveteen jacket. His Masterpiece She had discarded her Indian muslin and coral necklace as being too grand for the occasion, and wore her ruby velveteen, that always suited her admirably. Uncle Max Looking down at his deplorable velveteens, Israel discovered that his extensive travels had produced a great rent in one loin of the rotten old breeches, through which a whitish fragment protruded. Israel Potter Your dress suits you very well, indeed," said Kathleen; "but my old ladies wear velveteen dresses. The Rebel of the School Your corduroy breeches and velveteen coat, with that colored shirt, and the yellow handkerchief round your neck, seem to suit you better than did the frock coats and evening dress I have seen you in. Red Money Beside the gentleman in the velveteen jacket the figure of the recumbent woman seemed to be fading away. His Masterpiece She was a treasure, this ex-lad in velveteen, and my lady counted it a lucky day that brought her to Kingsland. The Baronet's Bride They had had visions of a creation in which two Liberty scarfs and a velveteen table cover were combined in a felicitous harmony of color. Different Girls For the simple house they may be made of velvet or velveteen in some neutral tone that is in harmony with the rugs and furnishings of the rooms that are to be divided. The House in Good Taste Within the sheltering arms of the Pixies’ Parlour he kissed her, pressed her against his wet velveteen jacket, then sat down under the rocks beside her. Children of the Mist He was already donning the velveteen jacket, when a sudden reflection made him stop. His Masterpiece With a sudden theatrical abandon the "lady in velveteen" flung herself on her knees at his feet. The Baronet's Bride The waistcoat is almost always scarlet; the velveteen jacket or short coat generally blue; the breeches sometimes the same, but often of bright yellow leather, and the stockings a lighter blue. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 She wore a purple velveteen skirt, a purple velveteen jacket with a large lace collar, and a still larger purple velveteen hat with white ostrich feathers that swayed madly from the perpendicular. The Divine Fire Will entered his own chamber near at hand, doffed for ever the velveteen uniform of water-keeper, and brought from a drawer an old suit of corduroy. Children of the Mist The gentleman in the velveteen jacket was entirely roughed in. His Masterpiece Was this superb-looking woman with the flowing curls, the dark, bright beauty and imperial mien, the lad in velveteen who had shot the poacher last night? The Baronet's Bride These appeared to consist of a jerkin and short velveteen pantaloons. The Pocket George Borrow When that citizen further chanced to be clad in a suit of bright-colored velveteen the effect was much enhanced. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 It thus happened that we were in the green pathway when some one suddenly spoke from behind, and, turning, there was a man in a velveteen jacket who had just stepped out of the bushes. The Amateur Poacher Had he done right, after all, in making the velveteen jacket so prominent, and would he not afterwards fail to secure the brilliancy which he wished the female figure to show? His Masterpiece They lay on the carpet; and over the pillows, and over the coarse velveteen jacket streamed such a wealth of blue-black hair as the baronet in all his life never before beheld. The Baronet's Bride ‘My cob shall trot against him,’ said a fellow, dressed in velveteen, mounted on a low powerful-looking animal. The Pocket George Borrow Several ladies of yielding dispositions, who went fully intending to beard the lion, turned meekly back at the word of the velveteen Jack-in-office. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 He also wore an old velveteen shooting jacket. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion Deep silence came while he continued working at the velveteen jacket, quivering all the time. His Masterpiece The young person whose adventures were so highly sensational doffed her velveteens and donned the dainty garments of Miss Mildred Kingsland. The Baronet's Bride Also, they will do things for people in short-skirted velveteen coats with bone buttons, or in sleeved waistcoats and fur caps, which they cannot be persuaded by the respectable orders of society to undertake. The Bed-Book of Happiness Jarge wore a brown velveteen coat on high-days and holidays by virtue of his sporting reputation, and looked exceedingly smart with special corduroy breeches and gaiters and a wide-awake felt hat. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor The pathetic little creature was wearing a shabby velveteen suit, with knickerbockers, which bagged about his thin frame. Helena Decidedly, the gentleman in the velveteen jacket was worth nothing at all, he was altogether pasty and badly seated; the only really good bit of work about him was his hand. His Masterpiece A girl in velveteen shooting-jacket and pantaloons, handsome as some dusky Indian princess, lay asleep before him. The Baronet's Bride He wore a fur cap and shorts, and was of the velveteen race, velveteeny. The Bed-Book of Happiness His was a rosy-cheeked and many-wrinkled face, reminding one of an apple stored all the winter, and, in his brown velveteen coat, with immense pockets, he made a notable figure. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor Further, his hair was black, his face rosy, and his eye a fiery brown; and his coat was chiefly of grease upon a basis of velveteen. The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents In the foreground, the gentleman in the velveteen jacket, three times begun afresh, had now been left in distress. His Masterpiece A horrific tintype of little Leo in tiny velveteen knickerbockers that fastened with large, ruble-sized, mother-of-pearl buttons up to an embroidered sailor blouse. The Vertical City The owner of the log-built restaurant, a thick-set, grizzled veteran of the Franco-Prussian war, the breast of his rusty velveteen jacket proudly bearing a row of medals, stood talking to Mrs. Frayling, hat in hand. Deadham Hard Rosamond!” as she came down in a Galway cloak over her black velveteen, “on the way to view your domain?” The Three Brides Next day, at dusk, there arrived at the Dun Cow an elderly man with a large carpet-bag and a strapped bundle of patterns—tweed, kersey, velveteen, and corduroys. A Perilous Secret The outer seam of the right leg of his velveteen breeches was gone, and a brown leg was winking in and out from the flapping garment as he walked. The Court of Boyville Nicholas, in the velveteen dressing gown with the collar turned up, started to back out, Mrs. Turkletaub spoiling that. The Vertical City Rash had followed him, his nose against his velveteens, in entreaty to go with him; I was pleased at this sign of amity between them. The Morgesons She wore a black velveteen dress, although it was very hot weather, and I called her "Hamlet." The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections One day I was fishing there, when a brown velveteen chap stopped me, and told me I was trespassing. A Perilous Secret His legs and feet were bare, and he wore only a little shirt and velveteen breeches, with scarlet ribbons hanging untied at the knees. The Delectable Duchy They were in velveteen hunting costumes; we in the smartest of evening dress. Abroad with the Jimmies And she came close to the little Rabbit and gathered him up in her arms and kissed him on his velveteen nose that was all damp from crying. The Velveteen Rabbit A black velveteen jacket, a white waistcoat, a Tyrolese hat, lent picturesque incident and variety to his appearance. Collections and Recollections Like all boys of his class, his usual dress was a brown velveteen jacket and waistcoat and corduroy trousers that had once been white. Principal Cairns What a thin wasted hand was laid on his burly arm, in its velveteen sleeve; and what a weak faint voice in trembling accents, urged its sad, wistful prayer. M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." The Charles II. court suit was very handsome, and consisted of red cotton tights, blue velveteen doublet, and a blue cloak lined with pale pink silk. Van Bibber and Others He was naturally shy, and being only made of velveteen, some of the more expensive toys quite snubbed him. The Velveteen Rabbit But you wait until I get my complet de velours—which is to say my velveteens. A Hilltop on the Marne Being Letters Written June 3-September 8, 1914 Poll wore, in his sporting character, a velveteen coat, a great deal of blue stocking, ankle boots, a neckerchief of some bright colour, and a very tall hat. Martin Chuzzlewit And when I gave the direction ‘To the Dolphin’s Head,’ I had observed an ominous stare on the countenance of the strong young man in velveteen, who was the platform servant of the Company. The Uncommercial Traveller Seeming never to need sleep himself, he would reappear, with a tied-up broken head, in fantail hat and velveteen smalls, like an accursed goblin, at the most unholy and untimely hours. Our Mutual Friend Instead of dingy velveteen he had brown fur, soft and shiny, his ears twitched by themselves, and his whiskers were so long that they brushed the grass. The Velveteen Rabbit By Fagin's directions, he immediately substituted for his own attire, a waggoner's frock, velveteen breeches, and leather leggings: all of which articles the Jew had at hand. Oliver Twist Latterly he wore a velveteen jacket of a golden-brown colour in this apartment that I think over-emphasised its esthetic intention, and he also added some gross Chinese bronzes. Tono Bungay He wore a fur cap, and shorts, and was of the velveteen race, velveteeny. The Uncommercial Traveller He wore a velveteen jacket, and pantaloons which atoned, by their extra length, for the holes resulting from hard usage and antiquity. Phil, the Fiddler The other keeper then came forward; he was brother to the former, but had much more the appearance of a keeper, being rather a fine fellow, and dressed in a wholesome, well-worn suit of velveteen. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery Afterward her brother Roddy, also strange in velveteen, feeling rather than knowing of this relationship, punched this Adonis's head. Ann Veronica, a modern love story I had observed that our landlord wore, on that memorable morning, a pair of bran new velveteens instead of his ancient thicksets. The Bride of Lammermoor Also, they will do things for people in short-skirted velveteen coats with bone buttons, or in sleeved waistcoats and fur caps, which they cannot be persuaded by the respectable orders of society to undertake. The Uncommercial Traveller “My cob shall trot against him,” said a fellow, dressed in velveteen, mounted on a low powerful-looking animal. The Romany Rye He was dressed in a velveteen coat, with broad lappets, red waistcoat, velveteen breeches, buttoning a little way below the knee; white stockings apparently of lamb’s-wool and high-lows. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery At that moment two men passed, in brown velveteens, enormous trousers, and basque caps. Of Human Bondage He wore a velveteen tunic, girt round the waist with a sash of china silk, a pair of moleskin trousers, and held his cabbage-tree hat in his left hand. The Captain of the Polestar Soft Brown mosses, like faded velveteen, formed cushions upon the stone tiling, and tufts of the houseleek or sengreen sprouted from the eaves of the low surrounding buildings. Far from the Madding Crowd On another occasion an old white-haired gentleman had an interview with my companion; and on another a railway porter in his velveteen uniform. A Study in Scarlet I remember how admiringly all the boys looked at her the night she first wore her velveteen dress, made like Mrs. Gardener's black velvet. My Antonia There the turf was smooth as velveteen, padded and holed by the rabbits. Sons and Lovers He wore genteel cloth leggings with white buttons, polished boots with infinite lace holes, light cord breeches under a black velveteen coat and waistcoat; and he had a silver-topped switch in his hand. The Mayor of Casterbridge Under his linen milking-pinner he wore a dark velveteen jacket, cord breeches and gaiters, and a starched white shirt. Tess of the d'Urbervilles Beside him lay a little child, with her round white arms encircling his brown sinewy neck, and her golden haired head resting upon the breast of his velveteen tunic. A Study in Scarlet Soft brown mosses, like faded velveteen, formed cushions upon the stone tiling, and tufts of the houseleek or sengreen sprouted from the eaves of the low surrounding buildings. Far from the Madding Crowd Once more Barnabas marked the place with his finger, and glancing up, straightway espied Stentor, somewhat red-faced, as was but natural, clad in a velveteen jacket and with a long barrelled gun on his shoulder. The Amateur Gentleman She wore a black velveteen evening dress, cut rather high, without ornament or relief of any sort, and her neck gleamed like polished ivory from which creeps always a subtle shade of pink. The Avenger As she put on her black velveteen skirt and best crimson crêpe blouse, she pledged herself to a wary refinement, laid the weight of it on her spirit. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California His short jacket and knee-breeches of gray velveteen cover a chest broad rather than deep, and reveal the fine, narrow loins and muscular thighs of a frame matured and hardened by labor. The Story of Kennett I sauntered to the door and found my habitant of the velveteen coat and duty blue shirt! Crowded Out! and Other Sketches But, before Barnabas could reply, another man appeared, being also clad in velveteens and carrying a long barrelled gun. The Amateur Gentleman Oh, the vociferous gentlemen with patriarchal names in velveteen coats under the banners and canvas sign-boards—Moses, Aaron, and so forth? The Christian A Story There was refinement too in his slightly puckered eyes, his dainty gold-rimmed pince-nez glasses, and in the black velveteen coat which caught the light so richly upon its shoulder. The Doings of Raffles Haw The padding showed under the imitation gold of the braids and belts of notables; rich velvets had turned into cheap velveteens, beaver fur to rabbit skins, and silver armour to tin. Selected Polish Tales Not a penny piece—a toy boat and a suit of velveteen knickerbockers,—and yet you come telling me—I'd like to know what's expected of me. Esther Waters Molbech told me that at this time the velveteen jacket, symbol of the dear delays of art, was discarded in favor of a frock- coat, too tight across the chest. Henrik Ibsen It's nice to think of you, Vickie, snugged away in the country, going around in your velveteens with a pipe in your mouth. Together He wore an old, faded velveteen jacket out of the pockets of which stuck innumerable papers. Fortitude At the sound of her name, Georgina suddenly sat up straight and began fumbling the watch back into the velveteen pocket. Georgina of the Rainbows And Esther saw her boy dressed in a suit of velveteen knickerbockers with brass buttons, and a sky-blue necktie. Esther Waters Oh, as if I did not see through it, too, when she said, a propos of my jean cap and velveteen jacket, 'What matters how you dress? What Will He Do with It? — Complete Oh, as if I did not see through it, too, when she said, /a propos/ of my jean cap and velveteen jacket, 'What matters how you dress? What Will He Do with It? — Volume 01 She was dressed in rich brown velveteen, made to fit her lissome figure. Light O' the Morning When he produced a battered silver watch from the pocket of his velveteen waistcoat, holding it over her ear, she was charmed into a prolonged silence. Georgina of the Rainbows His curling black locks, together with his velveteen jacket and pantaloons, are oiled and glossy, and his beard is cut in the French- imperial mode. Venetian Life Because I was a fat thing in green velveteen, with a bald red head, that was always waddling about the river bank. Two Years Ago, Volume II. On their heads were reversible “pancake” hats made of straw, covered on the wet-weather side with coarse woolen stuff and on the fair-weather side with tinsel and velveteen. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru His coat was of green velveteen corduroy and he wore knickerbockers of an eloquent plaid. October Vagabonds He smokes cascarilla, wears velveteen, and is as punctual as an executioner. Old Creole Days The figure did not wear the official velveteens. The Pothunters Braith dug his hands into the pockets of his velveteens, and shook his head. In the Quarter Fred was leaning against the gate, in his brown velveteen coat and slouched hat, looking so handsome and picturesque, poor fellow! Esther : a book for girls He enters history aged six, blue-eyed, long-haired, inexpressibly slight and in velveteen, being held out at arm's length by a servant and dripping horribly, like a half-drowned kitten. The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition He wore an old tarpaulin glazed hat; and, notwithstanding the cold, had nothing on but a wretched blouse over his well-worn vest and coarse velveteen trousers. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 When I was a very small laddie my mother put me forward to be admired in purple velveteen. A Fool and His Money The little spare wizened-up grey man, in the threadbare brown velveteen jacket, who stood in the middle of the hall, caught Ernest's hand warmly, and held it for a moment fettered in his iron grip. Philistia I could imagine him loitering through life in his velveteen coat, doing little spurts of work, but never settling down into thorough hard work. Esther : a book for girls In other words, there was none of the brown velveteen affectation about his easy get-up. What's Bred in the Bone "I shall put on clean flannels, clean velveteens, and sandals." The Valley of Vision : a Book of Romance an Some Half Told Tales Major Hawke only smiled, and dropped his hands lightly on the butts of two heavy bull-dog revolvers ready there in his velveteen trousers' pockets. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story After them came Cashel Byron, showily dressed in a velveteen coat, and tightly-fitting fawn-colored pantaloons that displayed the muscles of his legs. Cashel Byron's Profession His face glistened with the rain which had found its way, too, in long streaks down his velveteen coat. The Great Impersonation Clad, when last seen, in a worn velveteen jacket, kneebreeches buckled at the knees, gray worsted stockings, and patched shoes. The Broad Highway The interviewers who came to the house described the Great Author in his loose flannels and velveteens, with bare feet, returning from labor in the fields. The Valley of Vision : a Book of Romance an Some Half Told Tales He had the good fortune to find, at the bottom of a cupboard, an old yellowish velveteen jacket, threadbare and patched, which had belonged to Macquart. The Fortune of the Rougons There, while struggling, with Jock's assistance, to pull off his boots, Allen explained how he had been waylaid "by a beast in velveteens," and walked off to the nearest gate. Magnum Bonum She wore a tight-fitting waist garment of material resembling velveteen. The Rainbow Trail Rosalind was looking very pretty in a dress of dark blue velveteen. A Sweet Girl Graduate She swung the velveteen folds about her and spun around to wind them tighter. Jane Allen, Junior "Then I presume my son is dependent on a beggar," he exclaimed, rising from his seat, stripping off his brown velveteen riding-jacket and hanging it in a closet behind his chair. Kennedy Square The daylight softly and sadly splashed against the red and gold walls, over the candelabra, over the soft red velveteen furniture. Yama: the pit Clem, on the other hand, seemed to have devoted much attention to her morning toilet; she wore a dark dress trimmed with velveteen, and a metal ornament of primitive taste gleamed amid her hair. The Nether World Then Kit opened his bundle; and there was a beautiful new velveteen suit, with his very own silver buttons on it! The Dutch Twins "Jane Allen, you are a fraud," pronounced the girl in the velveteen robe. Jane Allen, Junior He must have been six, in a black velveteen suit with a light-blue collar—he remembered that suit well! To Let His garments gave no clue to his position in life: they might have been worn by a squire or by his gamekeeper; a dark velveteen dress and leathern gaiters. Sybil, or the Two Nations The velveteen coat had yielded to tweed; but another loud tie had succeeded to the one "that fired the air at Homburg." A Woman-Hater She got out a pair of Grandfather's oldest velveteen breeches that had been patched a great deal, and found a good piece to patch with. The Dutch Twins The upper part of him was clothed in an old shooting jacket of velveteen; his legs presented a pair of trousers, once black, now turning brown with age. The Guilty River Collect yourself," said the one in velveteen; "and while you are collecting, let me just put the thing from my point of view. The Enchanted Castle On the table are displayed clothes, a pair of velveteen trousers, a shooting-jacket of maroon-colored velveteen, an old straw hat, and a pair of dun-colored leather boots. Within an Inch of His Life The velveteen and neck-tie man refused to bet with your money. A Woman-Hater He had full baggy trousers of velveteen that reached to his ankles, and a jacket that buttoned with big silver buttons. The Dutch Twins He was dressed in a velveteen suit, and had a gun in his hand. East Lynne How it smelled of smoke, that velveteen doublet of his, with which his stringy red beard was likewise perfumed! The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh How many a time did the eager British mer- cenary, clad in velveteen and clinging to the door of the carriage as it glides into the station, revisit my invidious dreams! A Little Tour in France The whole thing was presented to her senses thus: a vulgar man, with a brown velveteen shooting-coat and a red-hot tie was a mutual friend of the gentlemanly Severne and the dignified Klosking. A Woman-Hater I'd be a good deal much better satisfied if the citizens had a straw or more in their hair, and run more to velveteen vests and buckeye watch charms. Strictly business: more stories of the four million She wore a very simply made dress of moss-green velveteen, high to the throat, and relieved by a deep falling collar of old point. We Two, a novel On the left stood the women, with red silk kerchiefs on their heads, black velveteen sleeveless jackets, bright red shirt-sleeves, gay-coloured green, blue, and red skirts, and thick leather boots. Resurrection And the aesthetes were in velveteen, carrying lilies. The Works of Max Beerbohm He was dressed in a complete suit of chestnut-coloured velveteen, worn at the sides; sabots were on his feet. Mystery of the Yellow Room Blouses, long and short, and velveteen jackets preponderate. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life Erica, standing up straight and tall in her velveteen dress, with a white shawl half thrown back from her shoulders, looked to her aunt terribly dignified and uncompromising. We Two, a novel Would it be wise now to make my transformation complete, by adding to the apron a velveteen jacket and a sealskin cap? A Rogue's Life Into whatsoever ballroom you went, you would surely find, among the women in tiaras and the fops and the distinguished foreigners, half a score of comely ragamuffins in velveteen, murmuring sonnets, posturing, waving their hands. The Works of Max Beerbohm Like all the manufacturers of that region, he wore a surtout coat of common cloth, waistcoat and breeches of dark green velveteen, stout boots, and a broad leather belt. The Red Inn Lamps suffered himself to be led aside from his daughter’s couch by one of the buttons of his velveteen jacket. Mugby Junction His white gaiters, coming above the knee, were fastened round the ends of his velveteen breeches and secured by silver buckles. A Start in Life Here, we found a gentleman with one eye, in a velveteen suit and knee-breeches, who wiped his nose with his sleeve on being interrupted in the perusal of the newspaper. Great Expectations "That's fair and reasonable," said the man in the velveteen jacket; "if you can." The Wheels of Chance: a Bicycling Idyll Dressed in plum-colored velveteen, with short, gray hair, and a face that seemed permanently flushed with philanthropic enthusiasm, she was always in a hurry, and always in some disorder. Night and Day He wore tight velveteen breeches, with a heavy fold down the outside seam, which was ornamented with silver buttons. Light of the Western Stars Chichikov also glanced out of the window, and saw approaching the verandah a brisk, swarthy-complexioned man of about forty, a man clad in a rough cloth jacket and a velveteen cap. Dead Souls Without further interruption, we reached the front office, where we found the clerk and the man in velveteen with the fur cap. Great Expectations Ginger beer," said the little man with the beard, in a confidential tone to the velveteen jacket, "is regular up this 'ot weather. The Wheels of Chance: a Bicycling Idyll As for that perpetual brown velveteen jacket of Gowing’s—why, he resembles an itinerant photographer.” Diary of a Nobody “I wish I were a keeper,” said Tom, “to live in such a beautiful place, and wear green velveteens, and have a real dog-whistle at my button, like you.” The Water-Babies "Don't sit there and be abusive," said the man in velveteen. The Wheels of Chance: a Bicycling Idyll An early heath-keeper, in his velveteen jacket, marvelled at his efforts. The Wheels of Chance: a Bicycling Idyll "You insulted the gent," said the man in velveteen. The Wheels of Chance: a Bicycling Idyll |
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