Look up: velvet

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   Velvet
   Velvet is a textile fabric formed by interweaving silk threads to form a nap or pile. It was first manufactured in the 14th century and was introduced to Britain by Huguenots in 1685.
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   velvet
   [adj] - smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste 2. [adj] - resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface 3. [n] - a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
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   velvet
   Fabric of silk, cotton, nylon, or other textile, with a short, thick pile. Utrecht in the Netherlands and Genoa, Italy, are traditional centres of manufacture. It is woven on a double loom, then cut...
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   velvet
   a warp pile fabric distinguished by a succession of rows of short cut pile standing so close together as to present a uniform surface rich in appearance and soft to the touch Category: Various industries and crafts
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   velvet
   A costly, dense-pile fabric originally of cotton or linen with a silk pile. It is woven with two warps (two sets of lengthwise threads), the second warp being looped and cut with wire to form the pile. In figured velvet, the design is formed by leaving some areas of the pile uncut. In pile-on-pile velvet, the length of the pile is varied, or some a ...
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   Velvet
   Vel'vet noun [ Middle English velouette , veluet , velwet ; confer Old French velluau , Late Latin velluetum , vellutum , Italian velluto , Spanish velludo ; all from (assumed) Late Latin villutus shaggy, fr Latin villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and English wool . See Wool , and confer ...
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   Velvet
   Vel'vet adjective Made of velvet; soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety. ' The cowslip's velvet head.' Milton.
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   Velvet
   Vel'vet intransitive verb To pain velvet. [ R.] Peacham.
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   Velvet
   Vel'vet transitive verb To make like, or cover with, velvet. [ R.]
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    velvet
    1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back. ... 2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. Cotton velvet, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton. Velvet cork, the best kind of cork ...
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    velvet
    velvety adjective resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface
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    velvet
    velvety adjective smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste
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    velvet
    noun a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
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    Velvet
    `Velvet` is a type of tufted fabric in which the cut threads are very evenly distributed, with a short dense pile, giving it its distinct feel. Velvet can be made from many different kinds of fibres. It is woven on a special loom that weaves two pieces of velvet at the same time. The two pieces are then cut apart and the two lengths of fabric are wound on separate take-up rolls. Velvet's knitted counterpart is velour. Velvet was very expensive ...
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    Velvet
    • (n.) The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. • (a.) Made of velvet; soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety. • (n.) A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back. •...
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    velvet
    in textiles, fabric having a short, dense pile, used in clothing and upholstery. The term derives from the Middle French velu, `shaggy.` Velvet is ... [2 related articles]
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    Velvet
    Velvet is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `soft` Velouette,Velvet The name Velvet doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Velvet seems to be unique!
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    velvet
    a fabric with a short, soft, dense pile
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    Velvet
    a cut warp-pile fabric in which the cut fibrous ends of yarn form the surface of the fabric.
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    Velvet
    Fabric with a short, soft, dense pile noted for its luxurious feel and matte appearance.
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    velvet
    velvet, fabric having a soft, thick, short pile, usually of silk, and a plain twill or satin weave ground. The pile surface is formed by weaving an extra set of warp threads that are looped over wires as in Wilton carpet, the rods being withdrawn after the weft thread is placed, leaving a row of loo...
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