Velvet

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To pain velvet.

II. Velvet ·vt To make like, or cover with, velvet.

III. Velvet ·adj Made of velvet; soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety.

IV. Velvet ·noun The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth.

V. Velvet ·noun A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back.

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