velvet

(velvət)

noun

  1. 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
  2. anything with a surface like that of velvet
  3. a soft, vascular skin on a deer's growing antlers
  4. Slang extra or clear profit or winnings; gain

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

adjective

  1. made of or covered with velvet
  2. smooth or soft like velvet

See velvet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A soft fabric, such as silk, rayon, or nylon, 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 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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