velvet in Bengali

velvet in Bengali

What does "velvet" mean?

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.
   "She wore a deep red velvet dress to the gala."
2. noun The soft, fuzzy layer of skin and fur covering a deer's antlers while they are growing.
   "Bucks rub the velvet off their antlers against trees in late summer."
3. verb To coat raw meat in a starch-and-oil mixture before stir-frying, to keep it tender.
   "The recipe calls for velveting the chicken before it hits the wok."
4. adj Made of velvet, or soft and smooth like velvet.
   "The wine had a velvet finish that lingered pleasantly."

velvet in a sentence

• She wore a deep red velvet dress to the gala.
• The curtains were a heavy black velvet.
• Bucks rub the velvet off their antlers against trees in late summer.
• The recipe calls for velveting the chicken before it hits the wok.

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