velvet
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++vel·vet /ˈvelvɪt/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] DCCTIMa type of expensive cloth with a soft surface on one side 天鹅绒，丝绒 green velvet drapes 绿色丝绒帷帘
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velvet• A velvet choker was tied around her neck; massive gold earrings hung from her lobes.• A svelte-looking black velvet off-the-shoulder number, with ostrich feather trim, was priced at £59.99.• She was dressed in dark blue velvet, a high white lace wimple on her head.• There was a chaiselongue upholstered in velvet, a plump dressing-table stool to match it, a bureau with a padded chair.• And the third was a shining glass coffin, lying on a rich velvet pall on a gilded trestle.• Her arms were around his neck, and her hands lay on the velvet collar of his coat.• The line is often simple, but outfits are trimmed with velvet or gold buttons.Origin velvet (1300-1400) Old French veluotte, from velu “hairy”, from Vulgar Latin villutus, from Latin villus “rough hair”vel·vet nounChineseSyllable
Corpus on with of expensive surface a type cloth a one soft
velvet
vel‧vet /ˈvelvət, ˈvelvɪt/
noun [uncountable]
green velvet drapes
vel‧vet /ˈvelvət, ˈvelvɪt/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: veluotte, from velu 'hairy', from Vulgar Latin villutus, from Latin villus 'rough hair'
a type of expensive cloth with a soft surface on one side:Language: Old French
Origin: veluotte, from velu 'hairy', from Vulgar Latin villutus, from Latin villus 'rough hair'
