Covered or thickened with flock.

Having a dense or close-grained nap: cf. B. 2.

Of a fabric or garment, esp. a hat: having an outer surface or nap of finer material than the body. Also: (Knitting) produced by plating (plating, n.…

Of pile-fabrics: Looped, having the loops that form the pile left uncut, as terry pile, terry velvet (in French velours épinglé). Also, Of or…

Of wool and woollen or piled fabrics: bulky and springy; resilient.