Velvet

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Derived terms

English

Etymology

Old French veluotte, from Latin villus 'tuft, down'.

Noun

1. A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.

Translations

• Estonian: samet
• French: velours m
• Slovene: žamet m
• Swedish: sammet
• German: Samt m

Derived terms

• velvety (adjective)

fr:velvet io:velvet it:velvet hu:velvet ja:velvet zh:velvet