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“He had the most velvet-like voice,” says Marilyn Harper, who harmonized with Lawyer many times.

From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2022

A good tortilla is supple, with a velvet-like density if it’s made of corn, or a burnished, silky sheen if it’s molded out of a wheat flour-based dough.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2021

He was a tall young fellow with a woman's face and beautiful velvet-like eyes, as handsome and idle a youth as you might meet in Subiaco on a summer's feast-day.

From Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 by Castaigne, J. André

He was of the true colour—a deep pure black, all except his muzzle where the velvet-like epidermis was tinged with yellowish red, presenting the hue of umber.

From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne

The seals which are caught for fur have a very thick, velvet-like undercoat, covered with a quantity of long hair, which has to be removed from the skins before they can be used for market.

From The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 26, May 6, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Various