velvet

vel·vet  (vlvt)

n.

1. A soft fabric, such as silk, rayon, or nylon, having a smooth, dense pile and a plain underside.

2.

a. Something suggesting the smooth surface of velvet.

b. Smoothness; softness.

3. The soft, furry covering on the developing antlers of deer.

4. Informal

a. The winnings of a gambler.

b. A profit or gain beyond what is expected or due.

5. New England See milk shake. See Regional Note at milk shake.

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[Middle English veluet, probably from Old Provençal, from Vulgar Latin *villtittus, diminutive of *villtus, from Latin villus, shaggy hair, nap.]

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velvet [ˈvɛlvɪt]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)

a.  a fabric of silk, cotton, nylon, etc., with a thick close soft usually lustrous pile

b.  (as modifier) velvet curtains

2. anything with a smooth soft surface

3.

a.  smoothness; softness

b.  (as modifier) velvet skin a velvet night

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the furry covering of the newly formed antlers of a deer

5. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) Slang chiefly US

a.  gambling or speculative winnings

b.  a gain, esp when unexpectedly high

velvet glove gentleness or caution, often concealing strength or determination (esp in the phrase an iron fist or hand in a velvet glove)

[C14 veluet, from Old French veluotte, from velu hairy, from Vulgar Latin villutus (unattested), from Latin villus shaggy hair]

velvet-like  adj

velvety  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	velvet - a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Adj.	1.	velvet - smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste velvet-textured, velvety smooth - having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"
	2.	velvet - resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface velvety soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight

Translations

velvet [ˈvelvɪt]

A. N → terciopelo m; (on antlers) → piel f velluda, vello m
she had skin like velvet → tenía una piel aterciopelada

B. ADJ (= of velvet) → de terciopelo; (= velvety) → aterciopelado
the Velvet Revolution → la revolución de terciopelo

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velvet [ˈvɛlvɪt]

n → velours m

modif → en velours

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velvet

n → Samt m; like velvet → wie Samt, samtig

adj → Samt-; skin, feel → samtweich, samten (geh); velvet dress → Samtkleid nt; the velvet touch of his hand → seine sanften Hände

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velvet [ˈvɛlvɪt]

1. n → velluto

2. adj (skirt, curtain) → di velluto

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velvet [ˈvɛlvɪt]

1. n → velluto

2. adj (skirt, curtain) → di velluto

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velvet

n / adj velvet [ˈvelvit]

(of) a type of cloth made from silk etc with a soft, thick surface Her dress was made of velvet; a velvet jacket. ferweel مُخْمَل кадифе samet(ový) fløjl; fløjls- der Samt, Samt-... βελούδο, βελούδινος terciopelo samet مخمل sametti (de) velours קְטִיפָה मखमल baršun, somot bársony beledu flauel velluto; di velluto ビロード 벨벳 aksomas samts baldu fluweel fløyel aksamit veludo (de) catifea; catifelat бархат zamat; zamatový žamet somot sammet ซึ่งทำด้วยกำมะหยี่ kadife 天鵝絨(的) бархат مخمل lớp lông nhung 天鹅绒（的）

adj velvety

ferweelagtig مُخْمَلي، ناعِم като кадифе sametový fløjlsblød; fløjlsagtig samten βελουδένιος aterciopelado sametine نرم samettinen velouté חָלַק כְּמוֹ קְטִיפָה मखमली baršunast bársonyos seperti beledu flauels-/silkimjúkur vellutato ビロードのような 벨벳 같은, 매끄럽고 부드러운 aksominis samtains lembut dan licin spt baldu fluweelachtig fløyelsaktig/-myk aksamitny aveludado de catifea бархатистый zamatový žametast somotni sammetslen, -mjuk นุ่มเหมือนกำมะหยี่ kadifemsi 天鵝絨的 бархатний مخملي mượt mà 天鹅绒的

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velvet → نُعُومة samet fløjl Samt βελούδο terciopelo sametti velours baršun velluto ビロード 벨벳 fluweel fløyel aksamit veludo бархат sammet ผ้ากำมะหยี่ kadife vải nhung 天鹅绒