velvet

CEFRB2

/ˈvɛlvɪt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A soft cloth with a short, thick surface.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A female chinchilla; a sow.

Examples

  • Her dear hand rested like warm velvet upon my lips.

  • Little babies' cheeks feel like velvet.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.

  2. A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.

  3. The drug dextromethorphan.

More examples

In context

  • This cloth feels like velvet.

  • “I was once invited to give a speech about the attempt to topple Iran's political system through a ‘velvet revolution,’ ” says Etaat in the debate, “but we all know that ‘velvet revolutions’ always occur in dictatorships.”

  • Penmachno mill is situate where a stream has furrowed a deep channel, and velveted the rocks with the richest mosses […].

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Origin

noun

From Middle English velvet, velwet, veluet, from Old Occitan veluet, from Vulgar Latin *villutittus, diminutive of villūtus, from Latin villus (“shaggy hair, tuft of hair”). Cognate with French velours.