Velvet
Definition of Velvet
Vel´vet n. | 1. | | | 1. | A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back, or with other soft fibers such as nylon, acetate, or rayon. | | 2. | The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. | | 3. | Something likened to velvet{1} in being soft or luxurious; as, a lawn of velvet.Velvet scoter | (Zool.) Same as Velvet duck, above. |
Velvet sponge | (Zool.) See under Sponge. |
| a. | 1. | Made of velvet; soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety. | v. i. | 1. | To pain velvet. | v. t. | 1. | To make like, or cover with, velvet. |
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