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vel·vet
(vĕl′vĭt)n.
1. A soft fabric having a smooth, dense pile and a plain underside.
2.
a. Something suggesting the smooth surface of velvet.
b. Smoothness; softness.
3. The soft, furry covering on the developing antlers of deer.
4. Informal
a. The winnings of a gambler.
b. A profit or gain beyond what is expected or due.
5. New England See milkshake.
[Middle English veluet, probably from Old Provençal, from Vulgar Latin *villūtittus, diminutive of *villūtus, from Latin villus, shaggy hair, nap.]
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velvet
(ˈvɛlvɪt)n
1. (Textiles)
a. a fabric of silk, cotton, nylon, etc, with a thick close soft usually lustrous pile
b. (as modifier): velvet curtains.
2. anything with a smooth soft surface
3.
a. smoothness; softness
b. (as modifier): velvet skin; a velvet night.
4. (Zoology) the furry covering of the newly formed antlers of a deer
5. (Gambling, except Cards) slang chiefly
a. gambling or speculative winnings
b. a gain, esp when unexpectedly high
6. velvet glove gentleness or caution, often concealing strength or determination (esp in the phrase an iron fist or hand in a velvet glove)
[C14: veluet, from Old French veluotte, from velu hairy, from Vulgar Latin villutus (unattested), from Latin villus shaggy hair]
ˈvelvet-ˌlike adj
ˈvelvety adj
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vel•vet
(ˈvɛl vɪt)n.
1. 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. something likened to this fabric, as in softness or texture.
3. the soft, deciduous covering of a growing antler.
4. Informal.
adj. a. winnings.
b. clear gain or profit.
5. Also, vel′vet•ed. made of or covered with velvet.
6. resembling or suggesting velvet; soft.
[1275–1325; Middle English velvet, velu(w)et < Old French veluotte=velu (< Medieval Latin vil(l)ūtus; Latin vill(us) shaggy nap (compare villus) + Late Latin -ūtus, for Latin -ātus -ate1) + -otte n. suffix]
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| Noun | 1. | velvet - a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back |
| Adj. | 1. | velvet - smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste smooth - having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror" |
| 2. | velvet - resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight |
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Translations
قَطِيفَةمُخْمَل
samet
fløjlfløjls-
samettinahka
baršun
bársony
flauel
ビロード
벨벳
aksomasaksominis
samts
zamat
žamet
sammet
ผ้ากำมะหยี่
vải nhung
velvet
[ˈvelvɪt]A. N → terciopelo m; (on antlers) → piel f velluda, vello m
she had skin like velvet → tenía una piel aterciopelada
she had skin like velvet → tenía una piel aterciopelada
B. ADJ (= of velvet) → de terciopelo; (= velvety) → aterciopelado
the Velvet Revolution → la revolución de terciopelo
the Velvet Revolution → la revolución de terciopelo
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velvet
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velvet
(ˈvelvit) noun, adjective (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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→ قَطِيفَة samet fløjl Samt βελούδο terciopelo sametti velours baršun velluto ビロード 벨벳 fluweel fløyel aksamit veludo бархат sammet ผ้ากำมะหยี่ kadife vải nhung 天鹅绒Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009