| 单词 | velvet |
| 释义 | velvet /vel"vit/, n. 1. a fabric of silk, nylon, acetate, rayon, etc., sometimes having a cotton backing, with a thick, soft pile formed of loops of the warp thread either cut at the outer end or left uncut. 2. something likened to the fabric velvet, as in softness or texture: the velvet of her touch; the velvet of the lawn. 3. the soft, deciduous covering of a growing antler. 4. Informal. a very pleasant, luxurious, desirable situation. 5. Informal. a. money gained through gambling; winnings. b. clear gain or profit, esp. when more than anticipated. adj. 6. Also, velveted. made of velvet or covered with velvet. 7. Also, velvetlike. resembling or suggesting velvet; smooth; soft; velvety: a velvet night; a cat's velvet fur. [1275-1325; ME velvet, veluet, veluwet < OF veluotte, equiv. to velu ( < ML vil(l)utus; L vill(us) shaggy nap (cf. VILLUS) + LL -utus for L -atus -ATE1) + -otte n. suffix] |
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