velutinous

adjective

ve·​lu·​ti·​nous

və̇ˈlütᵊnəs

: covered with a fine and dense silky pubescence : velvety

Word History

Etymology

New Latin velutinus, from Medieval Latin velutum velvet (probably from Old Italian velluto shaggy from—assumed—Vulgar Latin villutus) + Latin -inus -ine

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