Velvet
Velvet is a type of woven tufted fabric in which the cut threads are evenly distributed, with a short dense pile, giving it a distinctive soft feel. By extension, the word velvety means “smooth like velvet.” Velvet can be made from either synthetic or natural fibers.
Velvet (noun)
A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
Velvet (noun)
Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer’s antlers.
Velvet (noun)
A female chinchilla; a sow.
Velvet (noun)
The drug dextromethorphan.
Velvet (noun)
Money acquired by gambling.
Velvet (verb)
To cover with velvet or with a covering of a similar texture.
Velvet (verb)
To coat raw meat in starch, then in oil, preparatory to frying.
Velvet (verb)
To remove the velvet from a deer’s antlers.
Velvet (verb)
To soften; to mitigate.
Velvet (adjective)
Made of velvet.
Velvet (adjective)
Soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety.
Velvet (adjective)
peaceful, carried out without violence; especially as pertaining to the peaceful breakup of Czechoslovakia.
Fleece (noun)
Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
Fleece (noun)
Insulating skin with the wool attached
Fleece (noun)
A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.
Fleece (noun)
An insulating wooly jacket
Fleece (noun)
Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.
Fleece (noun)
Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.
Fleece (noun)
The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.
Fleece (verb)
To con or trick (someone) out of money.
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Fleece (verb)
To shear the fleece from (a sheep or other animal).
“During spring shearing we have to fleece all the sheep in just a few days.”
Fleece (verb)
To cover with, or as if with, wool.
Velvet (noun)
a closely woven fabric of silk, cotton, or nylon, that has a thick short pile on one side
“an armchair covered in velvet”
“red velvet curtains”
Velvet (noun)
soft downy skin that covers a deer’s antler while it is growing
“the bucks are still in velvet”
“a moose was rubbing the velvet from his antlers”
Fleece (noun)
the woolly covering of a sheep or goat
“he clutched the ram by two handfuls of thick fleece”
“as the sheep came on board, we grabbed their long shaggy fleeces”
Fleece (noun)
the wool shorn from a sheep in a single piece at one time
“the shed can be used for storing fleeces”
Fleece (noun)
a representation of a fleece suspended from a ring.
Fleece (noun)
a soft warm fabric with a texture similar to sheep’s wool, used as a lining material
“a reversible fleece jacket”
Fleece (noun)
a jacket or other garment made from a fleece fabric.
Fleece (verb)
obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them
“the city’s cab drivers are notorious for fixing fares and fleecing tourists”
Fleece (verb)
cover as if with a fleece
“the sky was half blue, half fleeced with white clouds”