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vɪt noun
1.
a fabric of silk, nylon, acetate, rayon, etc., sometimes having a cotton backing, with a thick, soft pile formed of loops of the warp thread either cut at the outer end or left uncut.
2.
something likened to the fabric velvet, as in softness or texture: the velvet of her touch; the velvet of the lawn.
3.
the soft, deciduous covering of a growing antler.
4.
Informal. a very pleasant, luxurious, desirable situation.
5.
Informal.
a.
money gained through gambling; winnings.
b.
clear gain or profit, especially when more than anticipated.
adjective
6.
Also, vel·vet·ed. made of velvet or covered with velvet.
7.
Also, vel·vet·like. resembling or suggesting velvet; smooth; soft; velvety: a velvet night; a cat's velvet fur.
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velvet (ˈvɛlvɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a fabric of silk, cotton, nylon, etc, with a thick close soft usually lustrous pile |
| b. (as modifier): velvet curtains | |
| 2. | anything with a smooth soft surface |
| 3. | a. smoothness; softness |
| b. (as modifier): velvet skin; a velvet night | |
| 4. | the furry covering of the newly formed antlers of a deer |
| 5. | slang chiefly (US) |
| a. gambling or speculative winnings | |
| b. a gain, esp when unexpectedly high | |
| 6. | velvet glove gentleness or caution, often concealing strength or determination (esp in the phrase an iron fistorhand in a velvet glove) |
| [C14: veluet, from Old French veluotte, from velu hairy, from Vulgar Latin villutus (unattested), from Latin villus shaggy hair] | |
| 'velvet-like | |
| —adj | |
| 'velvety | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
velvet
1320, probably from O.Prov. veluet, from V.L. *villutittus, dim. of V.L. villutus "velvet," lit. "shaggy cloth," from L. villus "shaggy hair, nap of cloth, tuft of hair," probably a dialectal variant of vellus "fleece."
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
Our whoopie pies layer sweet and tangy cream cheese frosting between two moist red velvet cakes.
Cuteness got its start as a cowardly form of resistance, a velvet rebellion led by smiley-face emoticons.
Swans adorned her bejeweled velvet backpack, as they do nearly every accessory she has.
It had velvet curtains, white tablecloths, little rose-shaded lamps on the tables.
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