Definition of Velvit
Vel"vet (?), n. [OE. velouette,
veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum,
vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed)
LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to
vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See Wool, and cf.
Villous.]
1. 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.
2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin
which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid
growth.
Cotton velvet, an imitation of velvet, made of
cotton. -- Velvet cork, the best kind of cork
bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. -- Velvet
crab a European crab (Portunus puber). When adult the
black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also lady
crab, and velvet fiddler. -- Velvet dock
(Bot.), the common mullein. -- Velvet
duck. (Zoöl.) (a) A large
European sea duck, or scoter (Oidemia fusca). The adult male is
glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white
patch behind each eye. (b) The American
whitewinged scoter. See Scoter. -- Velvet
flower (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under
Love. -- Velvet grass (Bot.), a
tall grass (Holcus lanatus) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called
also soft grass. -- Velvet runner
(Zoöl.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet,
stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] -- Velvet
scoter. (Zoöl.) Same as Velvet duck,
above. -- Velvet sponge. (Zoöl.) See
under Sponge.
Vel"vet, a. Made of velvet; soft and
delicate, like velvet; velvety. " The cowslip's velvet head."
Milton.
Vel"vet, v. i. To pain velvet.
[R.] Peacham.
Vel"vet, v. t. To make like, or cover
with, velvet. [R.]
Vel"vet (?), n. [OE. velouette,
veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum,
vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed)
LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to
vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See Wool, and cf.
Villous.]
1. 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.
2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin
which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid
growth.
Cotton velvet, an imitation of velvet, made of
cotton. -- Velvet cork, the best kind of cork
bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. -- Velvet
crab a European crab (Portunus puber). When adult the
black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also lady
crab, and velvet fiddler. -- Velvet dock
(Bot.), the common mullein. -- Velvet
duck. (Zoöl.) (a) A large
European sea duck, or scoter (Oidemia fusca). The adult male is
glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white
patch behind each eye. (b) The American
whitewinged scoter. See Scoter. -- Velvet
flower (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under
Love. -- Velvet grass (Bot.), a
tall grass (Holcus lanatus) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called
also soft grass. -- Velvet runner
(Zoöl.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet,
stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] -- Velvet
scoter. (Zoöl.) Same as Velvet duck,
above. -- Velvet sponge. (Zoöl.) See
under Sponge.
Vel"vet, a. Made of velvet; soft and
delicate, like velvet; velvety. " The cowslip's velvet head."
Milton.
Vel"vet, v. i. To pain velvet.
[R.] Peacham.
Vel"vet, v. t. To make like, or cover
with, velvet. [R.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
VELVET. To tip the velvet; to put one's tongue into a
woman's mouth. To be upon velvet; to have the best
of a bet or match. To the little gentleman in velvet, i. e.
the mole that threw up the hill that caused Crop (King
William's horse) to stumble; a toast frequently drank by
the tories and catholics in Ireland.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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