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velutinous

[ vuh-loot-n-uhs ]

adjective

  1. having a soft, velvety surface, as certain plants.


velutinous

/ əˈːɪə /

adjective

  1. covered with short dense soft hairs

    velutinous leaves

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of velutinous1

First recorded in 1820–30; from New Latin ūīԳܲ “vٲ”; velvet, -ine 1, -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of velutinous1

C19: from New Latin ūīԳܲ like velvet
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They invariably come laden with words that seem meant to prove his vocabulary is bigger than yours: flocculent, crapulent, caducous, anaglypta, mephitic, velutinous.

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Velutinous, velvety to the touch.

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Its delicate fabric hath the colour Of lovely and velutinous skin.

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Velutinous: velvety: clothed with dense, soft, short hair, like velvet.

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Adj. smooth; polished &c. v.; leiodermatous†, slick, velutinous†; even; level &c.

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