Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling velvet or some aspect of it.

Etymologies

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velvet +‎ -like

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Examples

  • You can feel the dough changing as you work it, growing increasingly smooth as the gluten aligns, until it has almost a velvetlike texture.

    Ratio Michael Ruhlman 2009

  • Most of it was made of a velvetlike material, deep and thick and beautifully embroidered.

    The Long Night Dean Wesley Smith 2000

  • Most of it was made of a velvetlike material, deep and thick and beautifully embroidered.

    The Long Night Dean Wesley Smith 2000

  • HIS SECRET A little bit of cream together with the eggs, so they get more velvetlike, "più morbide."

    NYT > Home Page By DANIEL J. WAKIN 2011

  • Related to sea urchins, a live sand dollar has a velvetlike coat that is actually thousands of tiny spines, only one to five millimeters long.

    NYT > Home Page By HANK PELLISSIER 2011

  • It's a velvetlike fur unique to the lambs of that region.

    The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - Front 2010

  • It's a velvetlike fur unique to the lambs of that region.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • It's a velvetlike fur unique to the lambs of that region.

    The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - Front 2010

  • It's a velvetlike fur unique to the lambs of that region.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2010

  • It's a velvetlike fur unique to the lambs of that region.

    WRAL.com Top Stories 2010

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