velveteen

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Possessor of a velveteen baritone, perfect pitch and brilliant piano skills, Cole is known for his recordings of songs including “Unforgettable,” “Mona Lisa” and “Rambling Rose.”

From Los Angeles Times

The museum was almost always empty, the silence inside had a velveteen density, and there were little alcoves at the end of certain galleries where one could sit and reflect.

From New York Times

The famous dining hall — a former gymnasium in what was once a Jewish girls’ school — looked the same, but the diners were to be spread at intervals throughout its velveteen green seats.

From New York Times

Then and now, his vocal cords sound like a pair of two-by-fours upholstered in velveteen.

From Washington Post

Her hair, he notices, is pulled back from her forehead by a wide velveteen band.

From The New Yorker