VELVET

I. noun see: wool Date: 14th century a clothing and upholstery fabric (as of silk, rayon, or wool) characterized by a short soft dense warp pile, 2. something suggesting ~, a characteristic (as softness or smoothness) of ~, the soft vascular skin that envelops and nourishes the developing antlers of deer, 4. the winnings of a player in a gambling game, a profit or gain beyond ordinary expectation, ~like adjective II. adjective Date: 14th century made of or covered with ~, resembling or suggesting ~ ; ~y