Velvet vs. Flannel

Velvet vs. Flannel — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Velvet and Flannel

Velvetnoun

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

Flannelnoun

(uncountable) A soft cloth material woven from wool, possibly combined with cotton or synthetic fibers.

With the weather turning colder, it was time to dig out our flannel sheets and nightclothes.

Velvetnoun

Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.

Flannelnoun

A washcloth.

Velvetnoun

(rare) A female chinchilla; a sow.

Flannelnoun

A flannel shirt.

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Velvetnoun

(slang) The drug dextromethorphan.

Flannelnoun

(slang) Soothing plausible untruth and half truth, claptrap - ''"Don't talk flannel" [http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/56/messages/708.html][http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-synonyms/claptrap][http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19971103]

Velvetnoun

(slang) Money acquired by gambling.

Flanneladjective

made of flannel

Velvetverb

To cover with velvet or with a covering of a similar texture.

Flannelverb

(transitive) To rub with a flannel.

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Velvetverb

(cooking) To coat raw meat in starch, then in oil, preparatory to frying.

Flannelverb

(transitive) To wrap in flannel.

Velvetverb

To remove the velvet from a deer's antlers.

Flannelverb

(transitive) To flatter; to suck up to.

Velvetverb

To soften; to mitigate.

Flannelnoun

a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing

Velvetadjective

Made of velvet.

Flannelnoun

bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body

Velvetadjective

Soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety.

Flannelnoun

(usually in the plural) trousers

Velvetadjective

(politics) peaceful, carried out without violence; especially as pertaining to the peaceful breakup of Czechoslovakia.

Velvetnoun

a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back

Velvetadjective

smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste

Velvetadjective

resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface