English
Etymology
OF. veluotte, from L. villus 'tuft, down'.
Pronunciation
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Noun
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- A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
Translations
Danish: fløjl
Dutch: fluweel
Estonian: samet
German: Samt m
Finnish: sametti
French: velours m
Hebrew: he-translation|ק��פ�|k'tifah m
Portuguese: veludo m
Romanian: t|ro|catifea|f
Serbian: pliš m
Slovene: žamet m
Spanish: terciopelo m
Swedish: sammet
Derived terms
black velvet
velvety (adjective)
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