Velvet

vel′vet, n. a cloth made from silk, with a close shaggy pile: a similar cloth made of cotton: the velvet-like covering of a growing antler: ( slang ) money gained by gambling.— adj. made of velvet: soft like velvet.— ns. Vel′veret , a poor quality of velvet, the web of cotton, the pile of silk; Velveteen′ , a fustian made of twilled cotton with a pile of the same material: a kind of velvet made of silk and cotton mixed throughout; Vel′vet-flower , the love-lies-bleeding.— n.pl. Vel′vet-guards ( Shak. ), velvet trimmings, applied metaphorically to the citizens who wore them.— ns. Vel′veting , the nap of velvet: ( pl. ) velvet goods collectively; Vel′vet-leaf , the Indian mallow; Vel′vet-pā′per , flock paper; Vel′vet-pile , any material with a long, soft nap; Vel′vet-scō′ter , a kind of black duck with large white spot on the wings; Vel′vet-work , embroidery on velvet.— adj. Vel′vety , made of or like velvet: soft: soft in taste or touch.— Stand on velvet , to place one's bets in such a way as not to loose in any event. [From Low L. velluetum —Low L. villutus —L. villus , shaggy hair.]