Meaning
A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
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.
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
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