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Meanings of velvety in anglès

Smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste.

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Usage of velvety in anglès
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The stars in myriads danced in a sky of soft, velvety blue.
The Sun of Quebec: A Story of a Great Crisis
2
The next moment through the green velvety dark Louis heard footsteps approaching.
Patsy
3
Her hand was warm, velvety soft in places but callused in others.
Dear John
4
There was a hint of something besides laughter in her velvety voice.
Phyllis: A Twin
5
The velvety touch of her warm arm was tingling in Freckles' fingertips.
Freckles
6
Time seemed to move at a different speed in that velvety darkness.
The accident man
7
With both hands he stroked the velvety surface of his close-cropped skull.
The Indian Lily and Other Stories
8
She regarded him with a mocking light in her deep, velvety eyes.
The Puritans
9
The lawns, sloping down to a close-clipped hedge, were green and velvety.
Many Kingdoms
10
Then the velvety opening turned sharply dramatic, signaling distress, tragedy, and discord.
Frozen Heat
11
So I bought another one, in a deeper, velvety shade of purple.
The Guardian
12
It remained with her quite contentedly, while she stroked its velvety neck.
Innocent : her fancy and his fact
13
But only an artist with velvety fingers should play this sounding arabesque.
Chopin : the Man and His Music
14
One used to wait patiently for seed-sown lawns to become velvety turf.
The Cost of Shelter
15
It has a velvety smooth texture -it isn't gritty like sand.
NY Magazine
16
It has a velvety skin, minute diamond-like eyes, and short stump-like legs.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) / A Plain Story Simply Tol...
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Velvety across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
Common