velvet
vel·vet
noun
adjective
Origin
From Middle English velvet, velwet, veluet, from Old Occitan veluet, from Vulgar Latin *villutittus, diminutive of villūtus, from Latin villus (“shaggy hair, tuft of hair”). Cognate with French velours.
Phrases
- beggars' velvet
- black velvet
- cotton velvet
- crushed velvet
- Florida velvet bean
- on velvet
- pink velvet cake
- poor man's black velvet
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