Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beggars' velvet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: beg-gars' vel-vet
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blend of cotton and linen, used for making suits etc.

Uncountable

noun

Dust bunnies; fluff.

Colloquial; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Usage

Questions

What does beggars' velvet mean?: A blend of cotton and linen, used for making suits etc.
Where does beggars' velvet come from?: (cotton-linen blend): So called because less expensive than velvet; compare poor man's.

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