Difference between Corduroy and Velvet

What is the difference between Corduroy and Velvet?

Corduroy as a noun is a heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs. while Velvet as a noun is a closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.

Corduroy

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.

Velvet

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To coat raw meat in starch, then in oil, preparatory to frying

Part of speech: noun

Definition: 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.

Example sentence: As a New Yorker you can't help but be proud of the fact that so much music and culture started here. Punk rock, jazz, hip-hop and house music started here, George Gershwin debuted 'Rhapsody in Blue' here; the Velvet Underground are from New York.

We hope you now know whether to use Corduroy or Velvet in your sentence.

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