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terciopelo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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

terciopelo is used for these senses in English:

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

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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