cut velvet

noun

1. a fabric in which the looped pile has been cut. Compare velvet.
2. a fabric having a pattern of figured velvet with a backing of chiffon or voile.

Example Sentences

The furniture was overstuffed cut velvet with tassels.

From Literature

In each room, the couple installed a differently shaped Isamu Noguchi paper pendant, their crisp white forms offsetting Brown’s dark wood furniture, including a pair of 1940s wingback armchairs upholstered in a cornflower blue and chocolate Scalamandré cut velvet.

From New York Times

Elsewhere, the interplay of tile work and textiles — in the kitchen, wavy zellige tiles produced in Fez using a 10th-century technique; in the living area, banquettes upholstered in embroidered gold-and-black cut velvet — create a layered effect that feels simultaneously ancient and contemporary.

From New York Times

Visitors can compare it with a 1910 British evening dress of cut velvet, twill and organdy; a 1995 Yohji Yamamoto dress with a black bodice and red and gold brocade skirt; a 1991 strapless black silk taffeta Commes des Garçons Noir dress with a hand-painted skirt; and kimono-influenced designs from Alexander McQueen and Tom Ford.

From New York Times

“She took the scissors every time they cut velvet, and when I got on the committee in the early 1980s, she would loan them to me to take to the festival office until she passed away. And that’s when they came into my possession.”

From Washington Times