According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
VELVETEEN
velveteen
(noun) a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
velveteen (countable and uncountable, plural velveteens)
A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.
Source: Wiktionary
Vel`vet*een", n. Etym: [Cf. F. velvetine. See Velvet.]
Definition: A kind of cloth, usually cotton, made in imitation of velvet; cotton velvet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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