Velvet

What “Velvet” means

Noun

1. A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
2. Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.
3. A female chinchilla; a sow.
4. The drug dextromethorphan.
5. Money acquired by gambling.

Verb

1. To cover with velvet or with a covering of a similar texture.
2. To coat raw meat in starch, then in oil, preparatory to frying.
3. To remove the velvet from a deer's antlers.
4. To soften; to mitigate.
5. to retract.

Adj

1. Made of velvet.
2. Soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety.
3. Peaceful; carried out without violence; especially as pertaining to the peaceful breakup of Czechoslovakia.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English velvet, velwet, veluet, from Old Occitan veluet, from Vulgar Latin *villutittus, diminutive of villūtus, from Latin villus (“shaggy hair, tuft of hair”). Cognate with French velours.

Business name ideas with “Velvet”

Industries where “Velvet” fits

We suggest this word for 3 business types and industries, including:

• Chocolate Shop
• Cosmetics Brand
• Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans