| VELAMEN | • velamen n. (Anatomy) A covering membrane or velum. • velamen n. (Botany) A spongy, usually pale, multiseriate epidermis (i.e. consisting of multiple layers of cells)… • VELAMEN n. (Latin) a thin membranous covering or partition, also VELUM. |
| VELARIA | • velaria n. Plural of velarium. • VELARIUM n. (Latin) an awning over an ancient Roman theatre. |
| VELARIC | • velaric adj. (Linguistics) Produced by combining a closure at the velum and a lowering of the tongue to decrease… • VELARIC adj. pertaining to the velar. |
| VELATED | • velated adj. Synonym of velate. • VELATED adj. having a velum, a veil or integument, also VELATE. |
| VELCROS | • velcros v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of velcro. • Velcros v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Velcro. • VELCRO n. (tradename) a closure consisting of a piece of fabric of small hooks that sticks to a corresponding fabric of small loops. |
| VELETAS | • veletas n. Plural of veleta. • VELETA n. (Spanish) a kind of dance in waltz time, also VALETA. |
| VELIGER | • veliger n. (Zoology) The planktonic larva of many kinds of marine and freshwater gastropod molluscs, as well as… • VELIGER n. (Latin) a mollusc larva with a velum. |
| VELITES | • velites n. Plural of velite. • VELITES n. (Latin) foot-soldiers of ancient Rome. |
| VELLETS | • VELLET n. (Spenser) velvet. |
| VELLONS | • vellons n. Plural of vellon. • VELLON n. (Spanish) a copper and silver alloy used in Spanish coinage. |
| VELLUMS | • vellums n. Plural of vellum. • VELLUM n. calf or lamb gut or skin prepared for writing on; parchment. |
| VELOURS | • velours n. Plural of velour. • VELOURS n. (French) a woollen stuff with velvetlike pile, also VELOUR, VELURE. |
| VELOUTE | • velouté n. (Cooking) A mother sauce in French cuisine, consisting of a light stock thickened with a blond roux. • VELOUTE n. (French) a kind of sauce prepared from a white stock of chicken etc. |
| VELURED | • velured v. Simple past tense and past participle of velure. • VELURE v. (Shakespeare) to smooth with a velvet or silk pad, as a hat. |
| VELURES | • velures n. Plural of velure. • VELURE v. (Shakespeare) to smooth with a velvet or silk pad, as a hat. |
| VELVETS | • velvets n. Plural of velvet. • velvets v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of velvet. • VELVET v. to cover with velvet. |
| VELVETY | • velvety adj. (Also figuratively) Like velvet; soft, smooth, soothing. • VELVETY adj. having the plush of velvet. |