fløjl — meaning in English

English meaning

• corduroy noun A heavy, ribbed cotton fabric with fine raised, parallel lines running down it.
• velvet noun A closely woven fabric with a thick, short, soft pile on one side, traditionally made of silk but now often cotton or synthetic fibre.

Senses

fløjl is used for these senses in English:

• corduroy A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.
• velvet A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.

corduroy — full definition

1. noun A heavy, ribbed cotton fabric with fine raised, parallel lines running down it.
2. noun The rippled pattern left in snow by a grooming machine, popular with skiers and snowboarders.
3. adj Describing a road or path built from logs laid side by side across it.

velvet — full definition

1. noun A closely woven fabric with a thick, short, soft pile on one side, traditionally made of silk but now often cotton or synthetic fibre.
2. noun The soft, fuzzy layer of skin and fur covering a deer's antlers while they are growing.
3. verb To coat raw meat in a starch-and-oil mixture before stir-frying, to keep it tender.
4. adj Made of velvet, or soft and smooth like velvet.

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