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Meanings of velvet in inglês

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

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Usage of velvet in inglês
1
Some 60 percent of New Zealand deer velvet goes to South Korea.
Radio NZ
2
Landmarks were lost in the velvet dark; new features sprang into prominence.
The Rules of the Game
3
She had worked with velvet for many years in her textile business.
The Irish Times
4
The shadow of the house stretched velvet and blunt over the rock-garden.
Saint's Progress
5
Beneath was a skirt of sea green velvet, heavily trimmed with lace.
The Oracle Glass
6
She felt the steel gauntlet through the texture of the velvet glove.
Mr. Standfast
7
There were yellow curtains in the window, tied back with red velvet.
The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton
8
The silver filigree cross on the purple velvet cover betrayed the prayer-book.
Dr. Dumany's Wife
9
There were smart red velvet roses and a feather in her hat.
The Debtor: A Novel
10
A great horseshoe rose up in tiers of gilt and red velvet.
Rivers of London
11
I tug open the heavy velvet drapes without rising from her lap.
The Hyperion Cantos
12
The sky was ablaze with a myriad jewels in a velvet setting.
The Man in the Twilight
13
He was the victim of the iron hand, minus the velvet glove.
Frontier Boys in Frisco
14
Venison is in its prime when the elk's horns are in velvet.
The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon
15
The prisoners wore the dirty velvet jackets and big sombreros of Mexico.
Kid Wolf of Texas / A Western Story
16
When the gray velvet bird spoke, it was soft and very clear.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Australia
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