How To Use Velvety In A Sentence

Besides that, there flourished some tufts of velvety grass, some scattered reeds, two plants of the yellow herb called tansy, four of a red flower, and a pretty white one; but the treasures of the rock consisted of three roots of garlic, which Maie had put in a cleft. The Lilac Fairy Book
Nutty sweetbreads, bitter greens, gently brash shallots, and velvety chanterelles suffuse farfalle in well-oiled repertory.
As Hayden recalled the velvety softness of her breast against his palm, a pang of guilt stabbed him. One Night Of Scandal
Cook the cauliflower until almost melting - if it is slightly crunchy, it won't liquidise to a velvety consistency.
At the end of an hour, the ascent becoming every moment more abrupt, we had passed the belt of trees and bushes, and reached the smooth and scoriaceous cone, which, during the rainy season, appears from the bay to be covered with a velvety mantle of green. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860

For those who like the darkest of red roses, Raven is always abloom with small, velvety red roses that grow in large clusters.
This is very similar to the detailed, ornate, velvety and yet touchingly naive backdrops of those medieval scenes, that can be glimpsed through narrow windows in front of which wimpled ladies exchange devotional books with chivalrous gentlemen. Archive 2008-06-01
The ground was a velvety black dropcloth that went on forever in all directions. THE FORBIDDEN GAME
Bulls and cows in the Tsaatan herd grow velvety racks of antlers.
A spot check on the rice produced exemplary grains, glossy and lustrous with the requisite stickiness, deliciously impregnated with the velvety richness of coconut milk.
It's hard to resist the lucious, velvety chocolate cascading down in a stream of utter blissful heaven.
But then the flames drowned out the rest, and Raspa was engulfed in flames that stretched up and spluttered sparks like shooting stars into the velvety black, strangely beautiful night sky. Bubble in the Bathtub
Blue - and - white eyespots adorn the velvety black wings of a butterfly on a Polynesian island.
It is the pressure which releases the coffee oils; these emulsify and give the coffee its rich, velvety texture.
Around the bend in the path came a soft, pale, velvety nose, attached to a large, prancing, silky brown body bearing a well-filled udder between the hind legs.
And a devilish mustard-oil-red-pepper coulis allows seared scallops to start velvety, then bite back.
And what would you think of a wealth of gentians, large and small; great yellow arnicas; beautiful Martagon lilies; and St. - Bruno lilies; of every variety of daphne; of androsace, with its rose-coloured clusters; of the flame-coloured orchis; of saxifrage; of great, velvety campanulas; of pretty violet asters, wrapped in little, cravat-like tufting, to protect them from the cold? Samuel Brohl and Company
Concentrated, full, rich and velvety, this nicely structured, complex red has cherry, cloves, vanilla, pepper and aniseed in abundance.
Popular character actor with a velvety voice, best remembered as the bull-headed, homophobic oil baron Blake Carrington on Dynasty. Tallulah Morehead: Dead Folks 2010: Everyone's Pushing Up Roses
Non-vintage blends change slightly from season to season as older vintages are replaced, which explains why this ripe, soft, velvety, blackcurranty Cabernet is gentler and creamier than previous batches.
The young bucks in the herd had been rubbing their velvety antlers clean on the blueberry canes.
His velvety brown eyes had been his passport to fame.
Its leaves are slightly wrinkled, velvety and grey-green in colour, the flowers are pale lavender, boldly veined with deep violet.
Some damp spots near the river are covered with a carpet of a beautiful variegated, velvety-leaved plant (Cyrtodeira chontalensis) with a flower like an achimenes, whilst the dryer slopes bear melastomae and a great variety of dwarf palms, amongst which the Sweetie (Geonoma sp.), used for thatching houses, is the most abundant. The Naturalist in Nicaragua
It is the pressure which releases the coffee oils; these emulsify and give the coffee its rich, velvety texture.
Outside the villages, the fields and mountainsides are awash with jasmine, wild lupins, broom, poppies, cornflowers and white wistaria, leading the eye to gentle slopes cloaked in velvety green grass and pockets of dark green forest.
Its luscious velvety fruit will make you and your guests feel that it costs a lot, lot more. Times, Sunday Times
I add fennel to mine, which provides a meaty counterpoint to the velvety potatoes. Times, Sunday Times
The cream formula gives a soft, velvety finish which feels light and natural. The Sun
His velvety-voiced villainy sent pleasurable shivers up the spine.
One day they had Pekin Duck Wild Rice Soup, an unspeakably rich, velvety concoction of little pearls of curled wild rice swimming through nut-brown luxury.
In France, they're a vital component of ratatouille, along with peppers and tomatoes; they play a starring role in Sicilian caponata, that combination of aubergine, celery, tomatoes and capers; and they are at their velvety best in southern Italian melanzane parmigiana, the meltingly delicious dish of layered aubergine, tomato and cheese; and, of course, Greeks love moussaka (see today's recipe). Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's aubergine recipes
It was velvety, intensely savoury, beautifully rich and beefy. Times, Sunday Times
Blessed with masses of ripe, velvety, cedary fruit and that classic tannic finish, this is bang on the money. Times, Sunday Times
Rioja wines are associated with a lush, velvety appeal and the sweet scent of vanilla, largely the result of long ageing in American oak barrels.
A roast seems right somehow, be it a piece of velvety beef or a joint of golden pork with its glistening coat of crackling.
Old gallica rose with velvety deep-crimson flowers and yellow centres. Times, Sunday Times
He watched in silence as the aficionado sniffed the paprika bouquet and stirred the velvety stew with his spoon.
With her fierce guttural Rs and her velvety vibrato tone, she has you from the very first line. Times, Sunday Times
The cowitch, as mentioned before, has a velvety brown covering of minute prickles, which, if touched, enter the pores of the skin and cause a painful tingling. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries
Add the heavy cream and milk, stirring continuously until smooth and velvety in consistency.
The grass grew thick and velvety.
Mexican bush sage grows 3 to 4 feet tall and bears velvety purple flower spikes from early- or midsummer into winter, or until a cold snap shuts them down.
He was smiling to himself as he looked up into her virginal face, so innocent, so penetratingly innocent, that its purity seemed always to enter into him, driving out of him all dross and bathing him in some ethereal effulgence that was as cool and soft and velvety as starshine. Chapter 14
The soft velvety quality of the lines and the glowing light suggest that this one and others may have been printed before the plate was steel-faced.
Somehow, the Gance film is most startling in this department, as the women's bared breasts and the men's bared bottoms -- not to mention the devastatingly unleashed female libido portrayed -- are couched in an opulent production that marries the rustic fantasia of Cocteau's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST to a velvety color cinematography that recalls THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD or, better yet, one of the early Disney animated features. Archive 2006-08-20
But when he chose his voice was as velvety and soft as her own purr, and so deep you could drown in it.
Cheap seed -- and that means _poor_ seed, _always_ -- does not contain the varieties of grasses necessary to the making of a rich, deep, velvety sward, and it almost always _does_ contain the seeds of noxious weeds which will make your lawn a failure. Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover
The soup should have a smooth and velvety texture. Times, Sunday Times
This beautiful clematis has velvety crimson flowers and can be grown through large shrubs or as a partner for a rambling rose. Times, Sunday Times
Harriet led her to a pile of soft cloths on the ground, a velvety mound of skins and furs heaped haphazardly in a corner.
It is the pressure which releases the coffee oils; these emulsify and give the coffee its rich, velvety texture.
Yet she was a smooth-faced pink-cheeked adolescent, full-mouthed, her lips as red as lipstick but unpainted, not a line or mark on her velvety skin. Piranha to Scurfy & Other Stories
Noble Rieslings tend to be richer, darker and have that honeyed, velvety feel and honeycomb nose and palate.
She liked to rub a leaf between her fingers to feel its velvety texture or, in a daring action for that era, thrust her unstockinged feet into streams to feel the pulsations of the water. Portrait of An Artist
The feeling of their velvety, pulpous skin remains with me to this day as a palpable memory of childhood. Green Options
They are using a new sanding process to create velvety dimensional designs against flat grounds.
Chicken pot pie ($14), true to its billing, had an intriguing, simultaneously flaky and tender crust (I prefer mine on the thinner, flakier side) atop moist chicken chunks, diced parsnips, carrots, and mushrooms swimming in a velvety, rich Supreme sauce. After Midnight « PubliCola
The leaves of oblong woodsia are densely covered with hairs on both surfaces giving a velvety appearance to younger leaves, whilst alpine woodsia leaves only have hairs on the lower surface.
Among the glossiest and most luxurious seasonal food available is a sweet bowl of plump risotto and velvety porcini ceps mushrooms.
In a bat's case, I have speculated, it might be surfaces of different echoic properties or textures, perhaps red for shiny, blue for velvety, green for abrasive. The God Delusion
If only instead of a phallic button, they'd provided each couple with a strokable velvety cleft, or a sensuous, supple, peach-sized ball with a nipply appendage. ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
The cords on my cap were thin and velvety.
Gross, a master of etching in charge of graphics at the Slade School of Art, later helped Daphne Reynolds to develop mezzotints, the deep, velvety blacks created with home-made ink.
Its luscious velvety fruit will make you and your guests feel that it costs a lot, lot more. Times, Sunday Times
She pulled out the first thing on top of the pile of clothes, a sleeveless baby pink velvety sweater with sequin trim.
But for those who have sampled its mature charms, who have patiently cellared its wines for more than 10 years or so, watching its tannins and texture soften as it transforms itself into a gentle red wine with notes of spice and velvety bramble, its allure is difficult to evade. The Mature Charm of Cornas
‘Well looky here boys,’ the person, whose face was hidden by a velvety purple hood, laughed snidely.
Velvety-soft and topped with a pleasing peachy flavour, it is not far off the quality of the white wines produced from the Viognier grape in the northern Rhône, France - and they cost at least £20.
She draped some velvety material over the old sofa.
Combined with refreshing sides such as tabbouleh - chopped parsley salad ($3.25) - and velvety baba ghannouj - made of baked eggplant, tahini, lemon and spices ($3.50) - a few dollars can result in a feast. SFGate: Top News Stories
The home should be inspected for all wood-destroying insects, including subterranean and dry wood termites, longhorned wood borers, metallic wood borers, powder post beetles, anobiid beetles, carpenter ants, velvety tree ants and carpenter bees. SFGate: Top News Stories
Typical Bowmore suppleness but a tannic astringency cuts into its usual velvety texture and turns it into nubbly silk.
The picture on the front was a vivid splash of velvety petals in deepest purple and magenta. Times, Sunday Times
We talk about Tex-Mex food but the more I think about it, it is actually Cal-Mex cuisine, from crumbly hard-shell tacos to velvety-rich guacamole to the eye-opening margarita, that has shaped our preferences for south-of-the-border fare. Jay Weston: El Cholo -- Delicious Mexican Food for Cinco de Mayo
AF is lovely on me- but I find the incensey woods 'scratchy'- not velvety. My drummer must be different: Annick Goutal Les Orientalistes (Ambre Fetiche, Myrrhe Ardente and Encens Flamboyant)
Velvety bluebells that had sprung up here and there on the slopes began to shed off their soft blankets of dewdrops as the sun and wind woke them and spread their petals invitingly.
It has a sumptuous, velvety texture. Times, Sunday Times
The entire leg offers various cuts for roasting and grilling, but only its lower portion, the shank, can render a velvety sauce when coaxed out by a long, slow braise.
Or ‘Thumbelisa’ (better known as ‘Thumbelina’), in which a tiny girl is betrothed to a velvety mole.
Her voice was deep and soulful, urgent and serious, velvety.
As if the velvety voices were not enough, the choir members also double as drummers, clappers and high-kicking dancers to ensure that not even the most resolute killjoys could resist the magnificent vocal beauty and power of this choir.
Once again you marvel at his velvety bass-baritone, powerful presence and smart wordplay. Times, Sunday Times
Slightly spicy and redolent with cilantro, the velvety soup also contained chopped tomatoes, corn, carrots, celery and onion.
A ripe minty, skunky odor exudes from his velvety dappled coat. Houston Chronicle
The odd and heavy feel of the wad of notes that his uncle had given to him was gone, but now in the money's place was a small box, soft and velvety to the touch, yet sharp and angular at the corners.
Mary is the generalized young thing of novelettes, with no attempt at individualization except perhaps her "velvety" eyes, which however are forgotten in the course of the story. A Doomed Young Man
Chiggers often are covered with dense, feathered hairs that give them a velvety appearance.
If you're single, a velvety voice will be very appealing. The Sun
We had had avenues of trees, knotted here and there into groves; we had passed pretty farmhouses with bright milk-cans and pans hanging on the red walls, like placks in a drawing-room; we had seen gardens flooded with roses, and long stretches of water carpeted with lilies white and yellow; then we had come to pine forests and heather, and always we had had the good klinker which, though not as velvety for motoring as asphalt, is free from dust even in dry weather. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon
Concentrated, full, rich and velvety, this nicely structured, complex red has cherry, cloves, vanilla, pepper and aniseed in abundance.
Create a smooth, velvety milk as opposed the foam that sits atop most espresso drinks.
It is an old gallica rose with velvety, deep-crimson flowers and yellow centres. Times, Sunday Times
The roast partridge is served up moist, while roast saddle of venison comes velvety soft and the colour of claret. Times, Sunday Times
Some of the most attractive contain spraylike aggregates of velvety malachite in and on lustrous blue-black azurite crystals.
Even through the spectacles, or lifted a little above them, they were always bright and expressive; but without those adjuncts, the blaze was softer and more tempered: they had that look which the French call veloute, or velvety; and he appeared altogether ten years younger. My Novel — Volume 03
The residual heat will thicken the egg yolk sauce to become thick and velvety. The Sun
Beef stew uses cuts like chuck, blade and shin, which have fat that melts into the sauce, making it velvety and delicious.
It reveals an aromatic nose and flavoursome, velvety-smooth palate of Darjeeling tea, freshly picked roses and black cherries.
This beautiful clematis has velvety crimson flowers and can be grown through large shrubs or as a partner for a rambling rose. Times, Sunday Times
And its velvety touch was perversely sensuous although, fortunately for Creed, not quite enough to gain his favour.
PALATE: Full bodied with intense blackberry and prune flavours backed by a hint of mocha and game that linger through the velvety persistent finish. Red Meat dishes - lamb shanks and peppered steak.
Invisible larks poured trills over the velvety green fields and the ice-covered stubble, the peewit wept over the hollows and marshes still filled with brown water; high up the cranes and geese flew with their spring honking. Tolstoy III: Invisible Larks
I like Rob P. but wished his voice was a little more "velvety" and that he had glittered differently in the sun. Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
The crags were rich with colour, the cytisus waving its golden hair, the pelargonium blazing scarlet, beds of white stock wafting fragrance, violets scrambling over every soft bank of deep earth exhaling fragrance; roses, not many in flower, but their young leaves in masses of claret-red; wherever a ledge allowed it, there pansies of velvety blue and black and brown had been planted. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc
Rioja wines are associated with a lush, velvety appeal and the sweet scent of vanilla, largely the result of long ageing in American oak barrels.
It had curtains of velvety maroon, which were tied back with gold tassels.
Of course it's 40 years later now, but Jackson can still pack a wallop with a voice that has just gotten more velvety smooth with age.
Subtle blends of picking, alternative tuning, plinky harmonics and his velvety vocals make for a magical mix.
Geraldine was a queenly blonde with hair like spun gold and velvety purple eyes. Anne of Green Gables
I've always loved Debussy for this refined, very velvety sonic palette, harmonically and timbrally. NewMusicBox
She took one flower in her hands and stroked the velvety surface of the petals.
The weather was fantastic, velvety warm, with a nice soft breeze.
The most desirable color for sapphire is a velvety cornflower blue called Kashmir blue.
The results really do look like fine Persian carpets with a velvety pile.
The suspension is damped and velvety, which is just plain weird, considering the 18-inch, 40-series rubber the car rolls on. A Fun Screamer Dragging an Anchor
Embrace the velvety, voluptuous bouquet, infused with Rose, Jasmine, Lily and Ylang Ylang, warmed by golden woods and Vanilla.
There was the sneering velvety croon, power guitar chords and sharp melodies which seemed destined for success at home, in the United States and beyond.
The Washburn Valley is true Dales country, with stoutly-built stone barns and sinuous walls dividing up the fields of deep velvety green.
Gross, a master of etching in charge of graphics at the Slade School of Art, later helped Daphne Reynolds to develop mezzotints, the deep, velvety blacks created with home-made ink.
It has a velvety texture thanks to a dollop of authentically French full-fat crème fraîche. Times, Sunday Times
Velvety vocals, sung with tenderly picked guitars and gently played piano occasionally accompanied by some harsh brass made this record.
Their piercingness was a mental quality, I suppose, and the velvety softness a physical one. Fanny Herself
Strings swirl, melodies are caressed by her velvety vocal quaver, and the songs are simple in their expression of the feel-good sentiment.
The voice was one of a singular and indescribable quality of tone; it was heavy as the subbass of an organ, and of a velvety softness, and yet it seemed to pierce the air with a keen dividing force which is generally characteristic of voices of much less volume. Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. Vol. I
The cap is velvety, and pale brown; the foot covered with a distinctive network of white lines.
And the pastry had that pleasing crispiness on the outside while being velvety on the inside.
Her skin was admired for its velvety softness.
The moon's round orb would shine high in the sky, casting its velvety light on everything.
There is something so beautiful about it, the treatment of paint depicting the velvety skin, the delicious red/orange tones, and the placement - off-centre.
Satin top, full black skirt, velvety black high heels, tweed coat with black velvet collar.
On my first night I had creamy fennel and Pernod soup, followed by a modern take on a traditional French cassoulet, with velvety dauphinoise potatoes on the side.
The roast partridge is served up moist, while roast saddle of venison comes velvety soft and the colour of claret. Times, Sunday Times
It was velvety, intensely savoury, beautifully rich and beefy. Times, Sunday Times
A dab of this light mousse foundation will give a velvety finish that's just right for autumn. Times, Sunday Times
But day-boat cod in soy ginger, filet mignon in a piquant soy, and velvety skate in ponzu and brown butter are elegantly simple, while roasted chili-spiked lobster is magnificently sloppy.
Bolet's touch, velvety yet penetrating, is a miracle, and he caresses each phrase as if it is taken from an operatic aria.
Bulls and cows in the Tsaatan herd grow velvety racks of antlers.
Years later when Beth played Mozart Sonatas and Chopin Nocturnes, we experimented with putting down the keys in various ways to get the velvety legatos or sparkling staccatos called for in the music.
At eventide, the cerulean skies assumed a deeper tone of velvety purple on which was displayed the rare jewels of the heavenly caskets.
Delicious plummy classic with a long velvety finish; ideal with pasta, any meat, game or cheese.
An is quite common and presents as a symmetric brown-black thickening of the skin that gradually becomes leathery or velvety in appearance.
Beef stew uses cuts like chuck, blade and shin, which have fat that melts into the sauce, making it velvety and delicious.
Skippy in his assiduous pursuit of fiction of the romantic tinge had often read of "velvety" eyes and pondered incredulously. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World
The old "maiden's blush," too rare now in our bedding plant gardens, the velvety "damask," the wee Scotch roses, the prolific white, and the curious "York and Lancaster," with monster moss-rose trees, hung over the carriage road. Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls
It was a deep blue - rich and velvety, with several flounces and cream lace cuffs.
Daisy captivates with the luscious freshness of wild strawberry, then blooms with the modern vintage edge of velvety violet petals and finishes with a luminous blend of gardenia and jasmine.
Flavors of plum compote, spice, green tea, and cocoa are the introduction to this wine as velvety, unctuous tannins blend with a juicy, naturally balanced mid-palate of complex structure.
And that the heterosexual male's fixation on deep penetration is linked to that -- because they couldn't experience the intense sensation of that little patch of velvety skin slipping back and forth over the equivalent of our clit with any kind of motion at all, they had to find another way to get sensation, and banging against a cervix was a substitute. MORE FROM GINNY BATES: LESBIANS HAVING BABIES
This egg hatches into the velvety jade-green cabbageworm, a caterpillar that grows to over an inch long and lays flat on leaves, never looping. SFGate: Top News Stories
We love the almond and hazelnut oils that help give skin a velvety texture. The Sun
Burgundy wines are of a velvety and subtle red or of a sensual and characteristic white.
The fur of moles is velvety and can lie equally well in any direction, which allows easy movement in the burrows backward as well as forwards.
As the sauce simmers, add more stock as necessary to maintain a velvety consistency that thickly coats a wooden spoon but isn't gloppy. Holy-Moly Lobster Mole
Here - in theory, at least - burgundy is at its silkiest, spiciest and most velvety. Times, Sunday Times
Whereas most Chinese food is Cantonese food, in which a velvety clarity is the ideal, Sichuan food is about the intricate layering of sauces, spices, and textures.
The residual heat will thicken the egg yolk sauce to become thick and velvety. The Sun
Use the sauce as it is or remove the basil and stalks, then use a stick blender to blend it to a smooth, velvety consistency. Times, Sunday Times
The residual heat will thicken the egg yolk sauce to become thick and velvety. The Sun
Blue - and - white eye spots adorn the velvety black wings of butterfly on Polynesian island.
Amy: according to Carole Walter, whose Scottish shortbread cookie is my favorite, it makes the texture "velvety" and that is all she says. Chocolate Shortbread
The 'mace' is the long, velvety, dark brown club, which is its seedhead, at the top. Times, Sunday Times
The language perfect, but the expression velvety, unpractical, apprenticelike, ignorant, inexperienced, comically inadequate, absurdly weak and unsuited to the great language. Chapters from My Autobiography
I of easement from the constriction of the jacket, of cleanliness in the place of filth, of smooth velvety skin of health in place of my poor parchment-crinkled hide. Chapter 11
Letting the super creamy German chocolate, become a velvety warm mass in my mouth. * bad, so bad* But I mean who can pass by chocolate with whole toasted hazlenuts, now really? Madrigle Diary Entry
This thick, creamy body butter leaves skin velvety soft. The Sun
The old version is fluffier in texture, velvety and slightly bubbly. Times, Sunday Times
The sultry palette of blood orange, coral and rich velvety reds recalled the mise-en-scene at Paris 'classy strip clubs, like the legendary Lido or the Crazy Horse. Balmain, Zac Posen, Rick Owens & Manish Arora Out Of This World In Paris (PHOTOS, POLL)
There was a charming mixture of all that is needed to make a garden perfect -- grass, velvety lawn rather; water, for a little brook ran tinkling in and out, playing bopeep among the bushes; trees, of course, and flowers, of course, flowers of every shade and shape. The Cuckoo Clock
This has all the characteristics of top-end rioja: ripe fruit, cedar notes and a wonderful comforting velvety finish.
It is the pressure which releases the coffee oils; these emulsify and give the coffee its rich, velvety texture.
The grass grew thick and velvety.
I might have overbaked them a bit, but they still had a very soft and velvety, melt-in-the-mouth texture.
His velvety brown eyes had been his passport to fame.
Its luscious velvety fruit will make you and your guests feel that it costs a lot, lot more. Times, Sunday Times
In France, they're a vital component of ratatouille, along with peppers and tomatoes; they play a starring role in Sicilian caponata, that combination of aubergine, celery, tomatoes and capers; and they are at their velvety best in southern Italian melanzane parmigiana, the meltingly delicious dish of layered aubergine, tomato and cheese; and, of course, Greeks love moussaka (see today's recipe). Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's aubergine recipes
Elaine looked up at the black, velvety sky studded with tiny, twinkling stars.
Our neighbor - a kind man, really - gritted his teeth and looked the other way as they somersaulted and tumbled on its velvety surface.
You had a deep velvety voice. Times, Sunday Times
I add fennel to mine, which provides a meaty counterpoint to the velvety potatoes. Times, Sunday Times
Smooth and velvety, with predominant notes of roasted green pepper and green olive, finishing with just a touch of berry fruit.
Mar 5th, 2010 at 4: 21 pm mkim1206: btw, hot chocolate from maison du chocolat is to die for. you will think you are in heaven … alleluia. as for chocolate, their is extemly velvety and smooth. .like a piece of heaven. .yumm … but a bit pricy so i will stick with Lindt dark chocolate bar with sea salt. Midtown Links (The “Chewy Squid” Edition) | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan
We love the almond and hazelnut oils that help give skin a velvety texture. The Sun
Jason, this pieces has definite heart and soul, along with some good writing, especially the line – “His rich, velvety baritone is almost edible.” jennifer walmsley Says: AND THE WELL RUNS DEEP • by Jason Stout
The vast range of anemone species at the edge of the channel was splashed in an astounding kaleidoscope of colours including velvety purple, red, and orange.
Sooth to say, there is ne'er a buckhound in the county but he treateth him as a godchild, patting him on the head, soothing his velvety ear between thumb and forefinger, ejecting tick from tenement, calling him 'fine fellow,' Citation and Examination of William Shakspeare, Euseby Treen, Joseph Carnaby, and Silas Gough, Clerk
Years later when Beth played Mozart Sonatas and Chopin Nocturnes, we experimented with putting down the keys in various ways to get the velvety legatos or sparkling staccatos called for in the music.
He's wearing grey herringbone-tweed trousers and a velvety moleskin jacket.
Applied over makeup, this transparent, velvety gel puts wrinkles into soft focus.
Now is the time to nourish it with a rich and luxurious body oil which will leave your skin soft and velvety. The Sun
The violinist's tall, thin, loping figure was tightly buttoned into a brownish-grey frock-coat suit; he wore a rather broad-brimmed, grey, velvety hat; in his buttonhole was a white flower; his cloth-topped boots were of patent leather; his tie was bunched out at the ends over a soft white-linen shirt -- altogether quite a dandy! Beyond
I saw the stars burn and flare against the velvety darkness.
I had silky pears, heavy with syrup, cold, nubbly ice cream and warm, velvety chocolate sauce.
Here - in theory, at least - burgundy is at its silkiest, spiciest and most velvety. Times, Sunday Times
The result is a mouth-filling velvety vodka with subtle peachy notes.
He watched in silence as the aficionado sniffed the paprika bouquet and stirred the velvety stew with his spoon.
The reeds are full of cowitch (_Dolichos pruriens_), the pods of which are covered with what looks a fine velvety down, but is in reality a multitude of fine prickles, which go in by the million, and caused an itching and stinging in the naked bodies of those who were pulling the tow-rope, that made them wriggle as if stung by a whole bed of nettles. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864
A maroon velvety dress hung well on her shoulders.
A dab of this light mousse foundation will give a velvety finish that's just right for autumn. Times, Sunday Times
These include oral leukoplakia (white plaques) and erythroplakia (velvety, reddish mucosal lesions).

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