velvet
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
velvet/ˈvelvɪt/
▶noun
- 1 a closely woven fabric of silk, cotton, or nylon with a thick short pile on one side.
- 2 soft downy skin that covers a deer's antler while it is growing.
– derivatives
velveted adjective,
velvety adjective.
velveted adjective,
velvety adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. veluotte, from velu ‘velvety’, from med. L. villutus, from L. villus ‘tuft, down’.
'velvet' also found in these Oxford entries:
black velvet
- bonnet
- chesterfield
- crushed velvet
- devoré
- floss
- iron
- onychophoran
- panne
- pile
- plush velvet
- shag
- smoking jacket
- Velcro
- velour
- velvet ant
- velveteen
- velvet worm
- Wilton
