velvet
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Summary
velvet ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,097 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: warp pile fabric[2]
- Commons category: Velvet[3]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[4], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5], The New Student's Reference Work[6]
- Different from: Aksamit[7]
- Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/04525038-n[8]
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Influence
Things named for velvet include Red Velvet[9], a girl group[10], in South Korea[11]; velouté sauce[12], a mother sauce[13]; and Velcro[14], a business[15], in Switzerland[16], founded in 1941[17], headquartered in United Kingdom[18].
Why It Matters
velvet has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] velvet is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]
Entities named for velvet include Red Velvet[9], a girl group[10], in South Korea[11]; velouté sauce[12], a mother sauce[13]; and Velcro[14], a business[15], in Switzerland[16], founded in 1941[17], headquartered in United Kingdom[18].