velvet
/ˈvɛlvɪt//ˈvɛlvət/
noun
- 1
A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
- 2
Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.
- 3
A female chinchilla; a sow.
- 4
The drug dextromethorphan.
- 5
Money acquired by gambling.
verb
- 1
To cover with velvet or with a covering of a similar texture.
- 2
To coat raw meat in starch, then in oil, preparatory to frying.
- 3
To remove the velvet from a deer's antlers.
- 4
To soften; to mitigate.
- 5
(of a cat's claws) to retract.
adjective
- 1
Made of velvet.
- 2
Soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety.
- 3
Peaceful, carried out without violence; especially as pertaining to the peaceful breakup of Czechoslovakia.
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