Velvet Definition

vĕlvĭt

noun

A rich fabric as of silk, rayon, or nylon with a soft, thick pile: pile velvet has the pile uncut, standing in loops, and cut velvet has the loops cut apart.

Webster's New World

Anything with a surface like that of velvet.

Webster's New World

The winnings of a gambler.

American Heritage

The soft, furry covering on the developing antlers of deer.

American Heritage

Extra or clear profit or winnings; gain.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

adjective

Made of or covered with velvet.

Webster's New World

Smooth or soft like velvet.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
velvety
velutinous
velvet-textured

verb

(cooking) To coat raw meat in starch, then in oil, preparatory to frying.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Velvet

Noun

Singular:

velvet

Plural:

velvets

Origin of Velvet

Middle English veluet probably from Old Provençal from Vulgar Latin villūtittus diminutive of *villūtus from Latin villus shaggy hair, nap

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Old French veluotte, from Latin villus (“tuft, down").

From Wiktionary