velvet

Middle English

/vɛlˈvɛt/

noun
Definitions
  • velvet fine tufted fabric
  • Clothes made of velvet.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan veluet derived from Latin villutittus.

Origin

Latin

villutittus

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