See Also: unadvisable(dictionary)

velveting (iou) and unadvisable (iou)


velveting (iou)



velveting noun. rare. E18.
[from VELVET noun + -ING1.]
The nap or pile of velvet. Only in E18.
Velvet as a commercial fabric; velvet in the piece; esp. (in pl.) velvet goods. L19.

unadvisable (iou)



unadvisable adjective. L17.
[from UN-1 + ADVISABLE.]
Of a person: not open to advice; obstinate. L17.
Of a thing: = INADVISABLE. M18.
unadvisableness noun L18.
unadvisably adverb E18.