Velvetnoun
A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
Velournoun
A knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser.
Velvetnoun
Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.
Velournoun
heavy fabric that resembles velvet
Velvetnoun
(rare) A female chinchilla; a sow.
Velour
Velour or velours is a plush, knitted fabric or textile similar to velvet or velveteen. It is usually made from cotton, but can also be made from synthetic materials such as polyester.
Velvetnoun
(slang) The drug dextromethorphan.
Velvetnoun
(slang) Money acquired by gambling.
Velvetverb
To cover with velvet or with a covering of a similar texture.
Velvetverb
(cooking) To coat raw meat in starch, then in oil, preparatory to frying.
Velvetverb
To remove the velvet from a deer's antlers.
Velvetverb
To soften; to mitigate.
Velvetadjective
Made of velvet.
Velvetadjective
Soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety.
Velvetadjective
(politics) peaceful, carried out without violence; especially as pertaining to the peaceful breakup of Czechoslovakia.
Velvetnoun
A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back, or with other soft fibers such as nylon, acetate, or rayon.
Velvetnoun
The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth.
Velvetnoun
Something likened to velvet{1} in being soft or luxurious; as, a lawn of velvet.
Velvetadjective
Made of velvet; soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety.
Velvetverb
To pain velvet.
Velvetverb
To make like, or cover with, velvet.
Velvetnoun
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
Velvetadjective
smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste
Velvetadjective
resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface
Velvetnoun
a closely woven fabric of silk, cotton, or nylon, that has a thick short pile on one side
āan armchair covered in velvetā; āred velvet curtainsā;
Velvetnoun
soft downy skin that covers a deer's antler while it is growing
āthe bucks are still in velvetā; āa moose was rubbing the velvet from his antlersā;
Velvet
Velvet is a type of woven tufted fabric in which the cut threads are evenly distributed, with a short dense pile, giving it a distinctive soft feel. By extension, the word velvety means .
āsmooth like velvetā;