velvet

  • 31velvet — [14] Velvet is etymologically a ‘hairy’ or ‘downy’ fabric. Its ultimate ancestor is Latin villus ‘hair, down’, which also produced English velours [18]. From it was derived medieval Latin villūtus ‘shaggy’, which passed into Old French as velu… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 32velvet — UK [ˈvelvɪt] / US [ˈvelvət] noun [uncountable] cloth that is very soft on one side and smooth on the other She was dressed in black velvet. velvet curtains …

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  • 33velvet — [14] Velvet is etymologically a ‘hairy’ or ‘downy’ fabric. Its ultimate ancestor is Latin villus ‘hair, down’, which also produced English velours [18]. From it was derived medieval Latin villūtus ‘shaggy’, which passed into Old French as velu… …

    Word origins

  • 34velvet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. silk, plush, velour, velure, velveteen; mossiness; smoothness, softness; slang, surplus, winnings, profit, graft. adj. velvety, mossy; smooth, soft, mild, soothing, bland; light, caressing. II (Roget… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 35velvet — vel|vet [ˈvelvıt] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: veluotte, from velu hairy , from Vulgar Latin villutus, from Latin villus rough hair ] a type of expensive cloth with a soft surface on one side ▪ green velvet drapes …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36Velvet — Vel|vet [ vɛlvət] der od. das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. velvet, dies über das Vulgärlat. zu lat. villus »zottiges Haar«> Baumwollsamt mit glatter Oberfläche …

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  • 37velvet — vellutato ит. [вэллюта/то] velouté фр. [вэлютэ/] velvet англ. [вэ/лвит] velvety [вэ/лвити] бархатисто …

    Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • 38Velvet —    The soft skin that covers a bucks antlers as they grow in. This velvet falls off in the fall and the antlers get hard …

    Hunting glossary

  • 39Velvet Acid Christ — Основная информация …

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  • 40Velvet (disambiguation) — Velvet is a particular kind of soft fabric.Velvet may also refer to: *Velvet (singer), a Swedish singer *Velvet (fish disease), a common disease of tropical aquarium fish *Velvet (plant), several plants in the Verbascum genus, especially V.… …

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