[vel.vet] n [ME veluet, velvet, fr. MF velu shaggy, fr. (assumed) VL villutus, fr. L villus shaggy hair; akin to L vellus fleece--more at wool] (14c) 1: a clothing and upholstery fabric (as of silk, rayon, or wool) characterized by a short soft dense warp pile
2. a: something suggesting velvet b: a characteristic (as softness or smoothness) of velvet
3: the soft vascular skin that envelops and nourishes the developing antlers of deer
4. a: the winnings of a player in a gambling game b: a profit or gain beyond ordinary expectation -- vel.vet.like adj
[2]velvet adj (14c) 1: made of or covered with velvet; also: clad in velvet
2: resembling or suggesting velvet: velvety "a ~ voice"