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velvet
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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.

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

velvet
Noun
1. a fabric with a thick close soft pile on one side
2. the furry covering of the newly formed antlers of a deer
Adjective
1. made of velvet
2. soft or smooth like velvet
3. an iron fist or hand in a velvet glove determination concealed by a gentle manner [Old French, from Latin villus shaggy hair]
velvety adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
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
soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight
Translations
velvet [ˈvɛlvɪt] nterciopelo

velvet [ˈvɛlvɪt] nvelours m

velvet [ˈvɛlvɪt] nSamt m
adj (skirt, jacket) → Samt-

velvet [ˈvɛlvɪt] nvelluto

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, 우단; 벨벳제의, 벨벳같은 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
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


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