crushed velvet

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noun

velvet processed to have an uneven, slightly wrinkled surface.

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Words nearby crushed velvet

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How to use crushed velvet in a sentence

The train was already in motion as she tried to step inside, and her body was crushed beneath it.
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Tank Battle Jeep Guard Crush -- some editorial changes and the removal of all blood when the guards are crushed by the tank.
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With Marshal at his side, Richard crushed Philip and his armies.
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It was something quite unique, impossibly velvet and probably never to be repeated.
How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution|Michael Zantovsky|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Once a girl's self-esteem is crushed, the effects are far reaching and long lasting.
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The young man smiled at the girl, as he crushed up the notes and stuffed them into his pocket.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
"I am sorry," she replied instead, not saying a word about the poor little toes which the pretty pink lady had crushed.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
By one bold charge they must have crushed the defenders, if by sheer weight of numbers alone.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Babeuf and Darthe, the principal leaders were secured and executed, which completely crushed the Jacobin power.
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A tidal wave rolls landward, and twenty thousand human beings are drowned, or crushed to death.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford