Velvet

Morpheme

Velvet

Type

free base

Denotation

fabric with a short soft dense warp pile

Etymology

Middle English velvet, velwet, veluet; Anglo-French velvet, from velu; Medieval Latin villūtus, from villus + -ūtus; Latin villus

Evidence

velvet, velveted, velveteen, velveteened, velveting, velvety

Notes

<t> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable

See Also

Vill, Velour