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   Velvet (?), n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See Wool, and cf. Villous.]
   
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   1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads.  Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back, or with other soft fibers such as nylon, acetate, or rayon.
   
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   2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth.
   
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   3. Something likened to velvet1 in being soft or luxurious; as, “a lawn of velvet”.
   
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   Cotton velvet, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton. -- Velvet cork, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. -- Velvet crab (Zool.), a European crab (Portunus puber).  When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile.  Called also lady crab, and velvet fiddler. -- Velvet dock (Bot.), the common mullein. -- Velvet duck. (Zool.) (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter (Oidemia fusca).  The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch behind each eye. (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See Scoter. -- Velvet flower (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under Love. -- Velvet grass (Bot.), a tall grass (Holcus lanatus) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called also soft grass. -- Velvet runner (Zool.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] -- Velvet scoter. (Zool.) Same as Velvet duck, above. -- Velvet sponge. (Zool.) See under Sponge.  -- in velvet having a coating of
   velvet2 over the antlers; in the annual stage where the antlers are still growing; -- of deer.
   
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   Velvet, a. Made of velvet; soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety. “ The cowslip's velvet head.”  Milton.
   
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   Velvet, v. i. To pain velvet. [R.]  Peacham.
   
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   Velvet, v. t. To make like, or cover with, velvet. [R.]
   
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