VELVETY


Meaning of VELVETY in English

— velvetiness , n.

/vel"vi tee/ , adj.

1. suggestive of or resembling velvet; smooth; soft: velvety rose petals; a velvety voice; a velvety cream sauce.

2. (of liquor) smooth-tasting; mild; mellow: a velvety Scotch.

[ 1745-55; VELVET + -Y 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .