velvet
noun
a fabric of silk, nylon, acetate, rayon, etc., sometimes having a cotton backing, with a thick, soft pile formed of loops of the warp thread either cut at the outer end or left uncut.
velvet-like
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a word derived from
velvet.
Example Sentences
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I let everything slump and soften before transferring the mixture to my mini blender for a quick blitz into a pale orange, velvet-like base.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
“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
The grass grows from a mixture of buffalo and other kinds of grass-seeds—a combination which produces a velvet-like sward about three inches in depth, and apparently incapable of injury.
From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by R. T. (Robert Taylor) Pritchett
They went beating off, fast and straight, for their unseen destination, while, treading the velvet-like snow-drifts with her strong free tread, Marise went home.
From The Brimming Cup by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
