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Uncommonvelvet
The correct spelling is velvet.
How to pronounce velvet
/ˈvɛlvɪt/
nounIPA: /ˈvɛlvɪt/
Say it like: Vel-vet
The correct spelling is velvet. A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
- 2.Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.
- 3.A female chinchilla; a sow.
- 4.The drug dextromethorphan.
- 5.Money acquired by gambling.
verb
- 1.To cover with velvet or with a covering of a similar texture.
- 2.To coat raw meat in starch, then in oil, preparatory to frying.
- 3.To remove the velvet from a deer's antlers.
- 4.To soften; to mitigate.
- 5.(of a cat's claws) to retract.
adjective
- 1.Made of velvet.
- 2.Soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety.
- 3.Peaceful, carried out without violence; especially as pertaining to the peaceful breakup of Czechoslovakia.
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