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Velvet

/ˈvɛlvɪt/

A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.

📖 Definitions of "Velvet"

noun
  1. 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. 2

    Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.

  3. 3

    A female chinchilla; a sow.

  4. 4

    The drug dextromethorphan.

verb
  1. 1

    To cover with velvet or with a covering of a similar texture.

  2. 2

    To coat raw meat in starch, then in oil, preparatory to frying.

  3. 3

    To remove the velvet from a deer's antlers.

  4. 4

    To soften; to mitigate.

adjective
  1. 1

    Made of velvet.

  2. 2

    Soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety.

  3. 3

    Peaceful, carried out without violence; especially as pertaining to the peaceful breakup of Czechoslovakia.

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