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(vel′vət)

noun

a rich fabric as of silk, rayon, or nylon with a soft, thick pile: has the pile uncut, standing in loops, and has the loops cut apart
anything with a surface like that of velvet
a soft, vascular skin on a deer's growing antlers
☆ Slang extra or clear profit or winnings; gain

Origin: ME < OFr veluotte < VL villutus < L villus, shaggy hair: see wool

adjective

made of or covered with velvet
smooth or soft like velvet

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noun

A soft fabric, such as silk, rayon, or nylon, having a smooth, dense pile and a plain underside.
a. Something suggesting the smooth surface of velvet.
b. Smoothness; softness.
The soft, furry covering on the developing antlers of deer.
Informal
a. The winnings of a gambler.
b. A profit or gain beyond what is expected or due.
New England See milk shake. See Regional Note at milk shake.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English veluet

Origin: , probably from Old Provençal

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *villūtittus

Origin: , diminutive of *villūtus

Origin: , from Latin villus, shaggy hair, nap

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