Velvet is a soft, thick fabric with a smooth, fuzzy surface that feels pleasant to touch. As an adjective, velvet describes something that is smooth and gentle, like a velvet voice.
From Old French 'velu' or 'veluet', related to 'velu' meaning 'hairy', from Latin 'villosus'. The word came to describe the rich, pile fabric that feels almost like fur.
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