Velvet

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A soft fabric, such as silk, rayon, or nylon, having a smooth, dense pile and a plain underside.
  • n. Something suggesting the smooth surface of velvet.
  • n. Smoothness; softness.
  • n. The soft, furry covering on the developing antlers of deer.
  • n. Informal The winnings of a gambler.
  • n. Informal A profit or gain beyond what is expected or due.
  • n. New England See milk shake. See Regional Note at milk shake.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
  • n. Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.
  • v. To coat raw meat in starch, then in oil, preparatory to frying
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • n. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth.
  • n. Something likened to velvet{1} in being soft or luxurious.
  • adj. Made of velvet; soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety.
  • verb-intransitive. To pain velvet.
  • v. To make like, or cover with, velvet.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A closely woven silk stuff having a very thick and short pile on one side, which is formed by carrying part of the warp-thread over a needle, and cutting the loops afterward.
  • n. The covering of a growing antler, consisting of the modified periosteum peculiar to antlers, with cuticle and fur.
  • n. Money gained through gambling: as, to play on velvet (that is, to gamble with money previously won). [Slang.]
  • Made of velvet.
  • Soft and smooth to the touch; resembling velvet in this respect.
  • Very soft and smooth to the taste: as, old velvet Bourbon.
  • To produce velvet-painting.
  • To cover with velvet; cause to resemble velvet.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface
  • n. a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
  • adj. smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste
  • Equivalent
    soft    smooth   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cloth    fabric    material    textile   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    velvety    smooth   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    satin    brocade    cloth    wool    fur    crimson    silken    silver    gown    ribbon