velvet
A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
Other meanings
Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.
A female chinchilla; a sow.
Related words
- velvety
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "velvet".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “velvet” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.