velvet
A closely woven fabric with a thick short pile on one sideA closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
» If you pick up the velvet, you can feel how soft it is.
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5 senses(countable, uncountable)A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
Samt
ба́рхатbárxat, вельве́тvelʹvét, аксами́тaksamít
оксами́тoksamýt
(countable, uncountable)Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.
пухpux, пушо́кpušók
(countable, rare)A female chinchilla; a sow.
(slang, uncountable)The drug dextromethorphan.
(slang, uncountable)Money acquired by gambling.
- a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
Examples
42 sentencesIf you pick up the velvet, you can feel how soft it is.
This cloth feels like velvet.
ruЭта ткань на ощупь как бархат. — Ooneykcall
deDieser Stoff fühlt sich samtig an. — Tamy
What do you know about velvet?
Що ти знаєш про оксамит? — deniko
Velvet pants are out of style.
Вельветові штани вийшли з моди. — deniko
deSamthosen sind aus der Mode. — Yorwba
Velvet trousers are out of style.
Вельветові штани вийшли з моди. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English velvet, velwet, veluet, from Old Occitan veluet, from Vulgar Latin *viFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: velvetsWord family
43 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable