See Also: Araucaria(medicine)
araucaria(dictionary)
araucaria(encyclopedia)

velveting (iou) and araucaria (iou)


velveting (iou)



velveting noun. rare. E18.
[from VELVET noun + -ING1.]
The nap or pile of velvet. Only in E18.
Velvet as a commercial fabric; velvet in the piece; esp. (in pl.) velvet goods. L19.

araucaria (iou)



araucaria noun. M19.
[mod. Latin, from Spanish Arauco a province of Araucania, Chile: see -ARY1.]
A member of the genus Araucaria of tall evergreen conifers native to the southern hemisphere and including several trees valuable for their timber; esp. the monkey-puzzle, A. araucana.
araucarian adjective of the genus Araucaria M19.