VELVETY

velvet, velvety

(adjective) resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface

velvet, velvety, velvet-textured

(adjective) smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

velvety (comparative more velvety, superlative most velvety)

(also, figuratively) Like velvet; soft, smooth, soothing.

Source: Wiktionary


Vel"vet*y, a.

Definition: Made of velvet, or like velvet; soft; smooth; delicate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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