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:
green velvet drapes [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲