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velvety(dictionary)
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velvety (iou)



velvety adjective. LME.
[from VELVET noun + -Y1.]
Having the smooth and soft appearance or texture of velvet; smooth and soft to the taste. LME.
L. Colwin The fat green leaves looked moist and velvety.
b. Of colour: having an intensity, sheen, etc. like velvet. E19.
Gardener Close-packed, cinnamon-orange flowers in velvety rust-red calyces.
Characteristic of velvet; resembling velvet; fig. soft, smooth, gentle. M19.
D. Hall Their odor is..wave upon wave of velvety sensuous sweetness. M. Strand Look at the night, the velvety, fragrant night.
velvetiness noun L19.