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1. (n.) velvet
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.
2. velvet
something likened to this fabric, as in softness or texture.
3. velvet
the soft, deciduous covering of a growing antler.
4. velvet
Informal.
5. velvet
winnings.
6. velvet
clear gain or profit.
7. (adj.) velvet
Also, velvet&sylnb;ed. made of or covered with velvet.
8. velvet
resembling or suggesting velvet; soft.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME velvet, velu(w)et < OF veluotte=velu (< ML vil(l)ūtus; L vill(us) shaggy nap (cf. villus ) + LL -ūtus, for L -ātus -ate1) +-otte n. suffix)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) velvet
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
2. (adj) velvet, velvety, velvet-textured
smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste
3. (adj) velvet, velvety
resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface
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1. (noun) velvet
a thick, very soft fabric
a long black velvet dress
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) velvet
made of velvet; soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety
2. (noun) velvet
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
3. (noun) velvet
the soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth
4. (verb) velvet
to pain velvet
5. (verb) velvet
to make like, or cover with, velvet
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Sense: (of) a type of cloth made from silk etc with a soft, thick surface
Her dress was made of velvet; a velvet jacket.
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 Afrikaans: ferweel |
 Arabic: مُخْمَل |
 Bulgarian: кадифе |
 Brazilian: veludo |
 Czech: samet(ový) |
 German: der Samt, Samt-... |
 Danish: fløjl; fløjls- |
 Greek: βελούδο, βελούδινος |
 Spanish: terciopelo |
 Estonian: samet |
 Farsi: مخمل |
 Finnish: sametti |
 French: (de) velours |
 Hebrew: קְטִיפָה |
 Hindi: मखमल |
 Croatian: baršun, somot |
 Hungarian: bársony |
 Indonesian: beledu |
 Icelandic: flauel |
 Italian: velluto; di velluto |
 Japanese: ビロード |
 Korean: 벨벳 |
 Lithuanian: aksomas |
 Latvian: samts |
 Malay: baldu |
 Dutch: fluweel |
 Norwegian: fløyel |
 Polish: aksamit |
 Persian: مخمل |
 Pashto: بخملي |
 Portuguese: veludo |
 Romanian: (de) catifea; catifelat |
 Russian: бархат |
 Slovak: zamat; zamatový |
 Slovenian: žamet |
 Serbian: somot |
 Swedish: sammet |
 Thai: ซึ่งทำด้วยกำมะหยี่ |
 Turkish: kadife |
 Taiwanese: 天鵝絨(的) |
 Ukrainian: бархат |
 Urdu: مخمل |
 Vietnamese: lớp lông nhung |
 Chinese: 天鹅绒（的） |
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