velvet in Japanese
velvet in Japanese is ベルベット, ビロード, 角袋 — velvet means a closely woven fabric with a thick, short, soft pile on one side, traditionally made of silk but now often cotton or synthetic fibre.
velvet in Japanese
ベルベット
Pronounced: berubetto
A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
ビロード
Pronounced: birōdo
A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
角袋
Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.
What does "velvet" mean?
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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."
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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."
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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."
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adj Made of velvet, or soft and smooth like velvet.
"The wine had a velvet finish that lingered pleasantly."
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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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What is "velvet" in Japanese?
"velvet" in Japanese is ベルベット, ビロード, 角袋. velvet means: A closely woven fabric with a thick, short, soft pile on one side, traditionally made of silk but now often cotton or synthetic fibre.
How do you pronounce ベルベット?
"velvet" in Japanese is ベルベット, pronounced "berubetto".
How do you use "velvet" in a sentence?
Example: "She wore a deep red velvet dress to the gala." In Japanese, "velvet" is ベルベット, ビロード, 角袋.
Are there other ways to say "velvet" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 3 translations listed for "velvet": ベルベット, ビロード, 角袋.
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