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Dictionary: dictd_www.dict.org_gcide
Definition: lady crab

Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF.
velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo;
all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy
hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See Wool, and
cf. Villous.]
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1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads.
Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton
or linen back.
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2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops
and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid
growth.
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Cotton velvet, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton.

Velvet cork, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic,
and not woody or porous.

Velvet crab a European crab (Portunus puber). When adult
the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called
also lady crab, and velvet fiddler.

Velvet dock (Bot.), the common mullein.

Velvet duck. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia
fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with
a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch
behind each eye.
(b) The American whitewinged scoter. See Scoter.

Velvet flower (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under Love.

Velvet grass (Bot.), a tall grass (Holcus lanatus) with
velvety stem and leaves; -- called also soft grass.

Velvet runner (Zo["o]l.), the water rail; -- so called from
its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.]

Velvet scoter. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Velvet duck, above.

Velvet sponge. (Zo["o]l.) See under Sponge.
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Dictionary: WordNet
Definition: lady crab

lady crab
n : brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast
of the United States [syn: American lady crab, {calico
crab}, Ovalipes ocellatus]