velvet

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

vel·vet [velvet velvets] BrE [ˈvelvɪt] NAmE [ˈvelvɪt] noun uncountable
a type of cloth made from silk, cotton or ↑nylon, with a thick soft surface
•a velvet dress
•velvet curtains/drapes
see an iron fist/hand (in a velvet glove) at ↑iron _adj.

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French veluotte, from velu ‘velvety’, from medieval Latin villutus, from Latin villus ‘tuft, down’.

Example Bank:
•curtains of heavy crimson velvet

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  velvety, velvet-textured