English Dictionary

velvet

/ˈvɛlvɪt/

noun

A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side. / Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.

She wore a beautiful velvet dress to the party.

意味（1）

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

For the first time since her husband's death, she had thrown off her weeds, and put on attire more suited to the occasion. She was richly, yet plainly dressed, in a purple velvet, with a hood of white point lace. Even her silent handmaids were surprised out of their ordinary propriety by her appearance.

意味（2）

Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.

意味（3）

(rare, countable) A female chinchilla; a sow.

意味（4）

(slang, uncountable) The drug dextromethorphan.

意味（5）

(slang, uncountable) Money acquired by gambling.