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Velvety. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1928, rev. 2024. Velvety a. [f. VELVET sb.]

1   1.  Having the smooth and soft appearance or feel of velvet.

2 1752.  J. Hill, Hist. Anim., 77. The oriental velvety Papilio, with short antennæ.

3 1796.  Withering, Brit. Pl. (ed. 3), III. 569. Leaves very soft, and almost velvety.

4 1807.  Vancouver, Agric. Devon (1813), 337. Skin loose, free, and velvety to the touch.

5 1830.  Lindley, Nat. Syst. Bot., 185. Their stigmas generally long and velvety externally.

6 1882.  Garden, 10 June, 399/3. Its dark velvety and rich yellow flowers are very fine indeed.

7   Comb.  1846–50.  A. Wood, Class-bk. Bot., 209. Leaves … velvety-tomentose.

8 1878.  Mrs. F. D. Bridges, Jrnl. Lady’s Trav. round World, i. Aug. (1883), 2. Our ship moving almost noiselessly across the velvety-looking sea.

9   b.  Applied to colors. (Cf. VELVET sb. 4 c.)

10 1819.  Stephens, in Shaw’s Gen. Zool., XI. I. 135. The under part of the wings are of a fine velvety black.

11 1876.  Black, Madcap Violet, vii. She was calling attention … to the light velvety green.

12 1883.  ‘Ouida,’ Wanda, I. 40. A deep brown hue, like the velvety brown of a stag’s throat.

13   2.  Characteristic of velvet; similar to that of velvet.

14 1846.  G. E. Day, trans. Simon’s Anim. Chem., II. 397. Presenting a beautiful white velvety appearance.

15 1847–9.  Todd’s Cycl. Anat., IV. I. 143/2. Of velvety look and feel.

16 1880.  Daily Tel., 16 Feb. The well-remembered tones had lost something of their old velvety quality.

17 1884.  Law Times Rep., L. 421/1. It is the grouping and velvety effect they produce which is original.

18   3.  fig. Unusually or attractively smooth, soft or gentle.

19 1861.  Cunningham, Wheat & Tares, 82. The other’s velvety manner made him chafe and fret.

20 1896.  Strand Mag., XII. 329/1. The tiny bells of the lime-blossoms … mingled their soft, velvety murmur with the other peaceful sounds of Nature.

21   b.  Smooth and soft to the taste.

22 1888.  Harper’s Mag., July, 216/2. The rum is velvety, sugary, with a pleasant, soothing effect.

23 1908.  R. Bagot, A. Cuthbert, xi. 125. Accompanied by the softest and most velvety of sauces.

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