Color Names

Velvet Blush

Soft as velvet, but the blush has faded to a gentle grey mist.

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Velvet Blush is a pale grey.

It can be described as pale, delicate, faded and almost grey.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Velvet Blush

Velvet

Velvet is a type of woven fabric with a dense, even pile that gives it a distinctive soft feel. Historically, velvet was typically made from silk. Modern velvet can be made from silk, linen, cotton, wool, synthetic fibers, silk-cotton blends, or synthetic-natural fiber blends.

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velvet

Noun

  1. A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
  2. Very fine fur, including the skin and fur on a deer's antlers.

Verb

  1. To cover with velvet or with a covering of a similar texture.
  2. To coat raw meat in starch, then in oil, preparatory to frying.
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blush

Noun

  1. An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
  2. A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red.

Verb

  1. To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
  2. To be shy, ashamed, or embarrassed (to do something).
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