VELVET

[noun] [U] - a cloth usually woven from silk or cotton with a thick soft furry surfaceShe kept the necklace in a mahogany box lined with crimson velvet.Her skin was as soft as velvet.(figurative) They strolled hand in hand along the river bank under the velvet (= dark and soft) sky.(figurative) Michael crooned the lyrics in a velvet (= deep and soft) voice to the group of female fans sitting in the front row.