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Definitions for Velvet

[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 . money gained through gambling; winnings. clear gain or profit, especially when more than anticipated.
[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.
[8] a fabric of silk, cotton, nylon, etc, with a thick close soft usually lustrous pile (as modifier ) velvet curtains
[9] anything with a smooth soft surface
[10] smoothness; softness (as modifier ) velvet skin ; a velvet night
[11] the furry covering of the newly formed antlers of a deer
[12] slang , mainly US gambling or speculative winnings a gain, esp when unexpectedly high
[13] velvet glove gentleness or caution, often concealing strength or determination (esp in the phrase an iron fist or hand in a velvet glove )

Words related to Velvet

velvety, velveteen, velour, nap, pile, plush, velutinous

Words nearby Velvet

velsen, veltheimia, velum, velure, velutinous, velvet, velvet ant, velvet bean, velvet carpet, velvet glove, velvet plant

Origin of Velvet

1275–1325; Middle English velvet, veluet, veluwet < Old French veluotte, equivalent to velu (< Medieval Latin vil(l)ūtus; Latin vill(us ) shaggy nap (cf. villus) + Late Latin -ūtus for Latin -ātus -ate1) + -otte noun suffix

Word origin for Velvet

C14: veluet, from Old French veluotte, from velu hairy, from Vulgar Latin villutus (unattested), from Latin villus shaggy hair

Synonyms for Velvet

velvety, velour, velveteen, velutinous