velveteen

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

velveteen
    n 1: a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Velveteen \Vel`vet*een"\, n. [Cf. F. velvantine. See {Velvet}.]
   A kind of cloth, usually cotton, made in imitation of velvet;
   cotton velvet.
   [1913 Webster]