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How to pronounce velvet in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms velvety
Type Words
Synonyms velvet-textured, velvety
Type Words
Type of cloth, fabric, material, textile
Derivation velvety

Examples of velvet

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I'm currently on the lookout for a lavender velvet jacket to throw into the mix.
From the metro.co.uk
Collette Dinnigan Must-haves A velvet shift dress layered with boots and a coat.
From the brimbankweekly.com.au
Resembling crushed velvet, the fur comes from lambs that haven't even been born.
From the independent.co.uk
There's a corral out front, decorated with red velvet bows to herald the season.
From the freep.com
They have very closely sheared terry loops that make the towel look like velvet.
From the newsobserver.com
The velvet ropes to the bacchanal have opened for his 21st-century counterparts.
From the nytimes.com
It's all red light, rich velvet curtains, wobbly tables and colorful characters.
From the denverpost.com
One thing he advised is to cut off that garish red velvet bow and throw it away.
From the projo.com
Sleeves velvet, cape ermine, hose blue, and the doublet a lovely shade of green.
From the thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com
More examples
  • A silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
  • Smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste
  • Resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface
  • Velvet is a type of woven tufted fabric in which the cut threads are evenly distributed, with a short dense pile, giving it a distinct feel.
  • Velvet is a cassette EP by the Toadies. It was self-released on June 26th, 1992 on an IEC Type II compact cassette tape. All songs by Todd Lewis except "Stop It" by Pylon. All songs recorded live at Crystal Clear Sound except "I Burn", which was recorded on Darrel Herbert's 4-track. ...
  • Velvet is a set of algorithms manipulating de Bruijn graphs for genomic Sequence assembly. It was designed for short read sequencing technologies, such as Solexa or 454 Sequencing and was developed by Daniel Zerbino and Ewan Birney at the European Bioinformatics Institute. ...
  • Antlers are the usually large, branching bony appendages on the heads of most deer species. The word is derived from the French ''''.
  • Velvet is a bus company located in Eastleigh, owned by Phil Stockley, the former manager of Solent Blue Line. The company was set up in late 2007, and its first operational contract was started in January 2008, running a temporary shuttle for Tesco staff.
  • Velvet is a black lab/shepherd cattle mixed-breed dog, owned by Matty Bryant of Milwaukie, Oregon, who helped save three climbers, including Bryant, when they became stranded on Mount Hood, Oregon on February 18, 2007.