Velvet vs. Flannel
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.
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.
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
