单词 | velvet-guards |
释义 | velvet /velˈvit/noun
ORIGIN: LL velvettum, related to L villus a tuft 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
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
velˈvet-paˈper noun Flock-paper velˈvet-pile noun Material with a soft nap on velvet
the velvet revolution The bloodless transition from communism to democracy in Czechoslovakia in 1989 |
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