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velvet/ˈvelvit/ n. & adj.●n. 1 a closely woven fabric of silk, cotton, etc., with a thick short pile on one side 丝绒；棉绒；天鹅绒；平绒 2 the furry skin on a deer's growing antler 鹿角嫩皮，鹿茸 3 anything smooth and soft like velvet 丝绒(或天鹅绒)般(光滑柔软)的东西 ●adj. of, like, or soft as velvet 丝绒的，天鹅绒的；天鹅绒似的；丝绒般光滑的 □ on velvet in an advantageous or prosperous position 处于有利的地位 □ velveted adj. 以丝绒或天鹅绒覆盖的 □ velvety adj.[Middle English via Old French veluotte from velu ‘velvety’, via medieval Latin villutus from Latin villus ‘tuft, down’] |