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]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
velveteen n 1: a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet