Of textiles, hair, or similar substances: not abrasive, rough, or coarse to the feel or touch. Also in figurative contexts.

Attributive, with the sense ‘smooth or soft like velvet, velvety’, as velvet down, velvet hand, velvet leaf, etc.

Of or relating to the ancient Asian people the Seres; esp. relating to silk, silken.

Resembling silk; glossy, lustrous.

Resembling (that of) velvet.

Having the smooth and soft appearance or feel of velvet.

Having a texture like that of silk.

figurative. Soft and delicate, smooth like swanskin. (Only found in the work of E. Sitwell.)