velvet /velˈvit/

1. A silk, cotton, etc fabric with a soft close-cut pile
2. Any of various other velvety fabrics
3. The velvet-like covering of a growing antler
4. A velvety surface or skin
5. Gains, winnings (slang)

1. Made of velvet
2. Soft or smooth like velvet

velˈveret noun

A cotton with a silk pile

velˈveted adjective

Clad in velvet

velveteenˈ noun

A cotton, or mixed cotton and silk, fabric similar to velvet

velˈvetiness noun

velˈveting noun

Velvet material

velˈvety adjective

1. Soft and smooth like velvet
2. Deep and soft in colouring

velvet ant noun

A wasp of the family Mutillidae

velˈvet-crab or velˈvet-fiddˈler noun

A swimming crab with velvety pile

velvet duck or velvet scoter noun

A species of duck, the male of which is black with white patches on the wing and under the eye

velvet glove noun

Gentleness concealing strength (see iron hand under iron)

velˈvet-guards plural noun (Shakespeare)

Velvet trimmings, applied metaphorically to the citizens who wore them

velˈvet-leaf noun

1. False pareira
2. Tree-mallow

velˈvet-paˈper noun

Flock-paper

velˈvet-pile noun

Material with a soft nap

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