velvetnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈvel.vɪt/us/ˈvel.vɪt/C2 a cloth usually made from silk or cotton with a thick, soft surface:
Her skin was as soft as velvet.
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Textiles made from natural fibres
- burlap
- calico
- camel
- canvas
- cashmere
- fishnet
- flannelette
- flax
- fustian
- georgette
- lambswool
- moleskin
- muslin
- netting
- oilskin
- pinstripe
- sealskin
- tweed
- twill
- worsted
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velvetadjective
uk/ˈvel.vɪt/us/ˈvel.vət/velvet adjective (CLOTH)
made of velvet:
a velvet dress
velvet curtains/cushions
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Soft and fluffy
- anneal
- as smooth as silk/a baby's bottom idiom
- feathery
- flaccid
- floaty
- furry
- fuzzy
- gauze
- limp
- macerate
- satiny
- shaky
- silky
- smooth
- soft
- spongy
- squidgy
- squish
- sudsy
- workable
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velvet adjective (QUALITY)
also velvety, literary Something that is velvety has a beautiful soft, smooth quality or appearance, usually something dark or deep:
under a wonderful velvet sky
His velvety brown eyes had been his passport to fame.
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Soft and fluffy
- anneal
- as smooth as silk/a baby's bottom idiom
- feathery
- flaccid
- floaty
- furry
- fuzzy
- gauze
- limp
- macerate
- satiny
- shaky
- silky
- smooth
- soft
- spongy
- squidgy
- squish
- sudsy
- workable
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