■ noun
1》 a closely woven fabric of silk, cotton, or nylon with a thick short pile on one side.
2》 soft downy skin that covers a deer's antler while it is growing.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
~y adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. veluotte , from velu '~y', from med. L. villutus , from L. villus 'tuft, down'.