vel ‧ vet /ˈvelvət, ˈvelvɪt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: veluotte , from velu 'hairy' , from Vulgar Latin villutus , from Latin villus 'rough hair' ]
a type of expensive cloth with a soft surface on one side:
green velvet drapes