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Definition
- Noun:
- Velvet: A soft, smooth fabric with a thick, short pile on one side, often made from silk, cotton, or synthetic fibers.
- Young antler / Velvet antler: The soft, cartilaginous, growing stage of a deer or stag's antler, covered in a velvety skin, used in traditional medicine.
Usage Examples
Noun (Fabric):
- Cô ấy mặc một chiếc áo dài bằng nhung đỏ. (She is wearing a red áo dài made of velvet.)
- Tấm vải nhung này rất mềm và sang trọng. (This velvet fabric is very soft and luxurious.)
Noun (Antler):
- Nhung hươu được cho là có nhiều dưỡng chất. (Deer velvet antler is believed to be rich in nutrients.)
- Người ta thu hoạch nhung nai để làm thuốc. (People harvest stag velvet for medicine.)
Advanced Usage
- "mượt như nhung": An idiom meaning "as smooth as velvet" or "velvety," used to describe a very soft and smooth texture.
- Làn da em bé mượt như nhung. (The baby's skin is as smooth as velvet.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhung tuyết (n): A type of velvet with a particularly thick, snowy pile.
- Nhung gấm (n): A phrase often used to evoke luxury, combining "velvet" and "brocade."
- Vải giả nhung (n): Velveteen; a fabric made to imitate velvet.
Synonyms
- Velvet: For fabric: plush, velour.
- Young antler: For antler: velvet antler, antler velvet.
Related Idioms
- "Ăn mặc nhung gấm": To be dressed in velvet and brocade; to be dressed very luxuriously or opulently.
- Cô dâu trong ngày cưới ăn mặc nhung gấm. (The bride was dressed in velvet and brocade on her wedding day.)
noun
- young antler