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duvetyn
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du·ve·tyn also du·ve·tyne  (dv-tn, dy-, dv-tn, dy-)
n.
A soft, short-napped fabric with a twill weave, made of wool, cotton, rayon, or silk.

[French duvetine, from duvet, down; see duvet.]

duvetyn, duvetine, duvetyne [ˈdjuːvəˌtiːn]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a soft napped velvety fabric of cotton, silk, wool, or rayon
[from French duvetine, from duvet down + -ine1]


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In a diatribe against Cohen in the March 16, 1914 Morning Telegraph, Deborah Duvetyne suggested that the critic had changed his name to Alan Dale because it is "more euphonious than Cohen, the patronymic name of his fathers.
 
 
 
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