Definitions for velvetˈvɛl vɪt

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vel•vetˈvɛl vɪt(n.)

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.
Category: Textiles
something likened to this fabric, as in softness or texture.
the soft, deciduous covering of a growing antler.
Category: Biology
Informal. winnings. clear gain or profit.
Category: Informal
(adj.)Also, vel′vet•ed. made of or covered with velvet.
Category: Textiles
resembling or suggesting velvet; soft.

Origin of velvet:

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

Princeton's WordNet

velvet(adj)
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
velvet, velvety, velvet-textured(adj)
smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste
velvet, velvety(adj)
resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

velvet(noun)ˈvɛl vɪt
a thick, very soft fabric
a long black velvet dress

Wiktionary

velvet(Noun)
A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
velvet(Noun)
Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.
velvet(Verb)
To coat raw meat in starch, then in oil, preparatory to frying

Origin: veluotte, from villus.

Webster Dictionary

Velvet(noun)
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
Velvet(noun)
the soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth
Velvet(adj)
made of velvet; soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety
Velvet(verb)
to pain velvet
Velvet(verb)
to make like, or cover with, velvet