Velvet Definition

vĕlvĭt
noun
A rich fabric as of silk, rayon, or nylon with a soft, thick pile: pile velvet has the pile uncut, standing in loops, and cut velvet has the loops cut apart.
Webster's New World
Anything with a surface like that of velvet.
Webster's New World
The winnings of a gambler.
American Heritage
The soft, furry covering on the developing antlers of deer.
American Heritage
Extra or clear profit or winnings; gain.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Made of or covered with velvet.
Webster's New World
Smooth or soft like velvet.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb

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

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Other Word Forms of Velvet

Noun

Singular:
velvet
Plural:
velvets

Origin of Velvet

  • Middle English veluet probably from Old Provençal from Vulgar Latin villūtittus diminutive of *villūtus from Latin villus shaggy hair, nap

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old French veluotte, from Latin villus (“tuft, down").

    From Wiktionary

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