Money acquired by gambling.
The drug dextromethorphan.
A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.
A female chinchilla; a sow.
To remove the velvet from a deer's antlers.
to retract.
To cover with velvet or with a covering of a similar texture.
To coat raw meat in starch, then in oil, preparatory to frying.
To soften; to mitigate.
Soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety.
Peaceful; carried out without violence; especially as pertaining to the peaceful breakup of Czechoslovakia.
Made of velvet.
Such payment.
Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
Various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it (often called welfare assistance in UK English).
To provide with welfare or aid.