Velvety vs Feal - What's the difference?
velvety | feal |
Like velvet (but not velvet); soft, smooth, soothing. Not necessarily restricted to the sense of touch.
(of things) Cosy; clean; neat.
*1847 , Henry Scott Riddell, Poems, songs and miscellaneous pieces :
(of persons) Comfortable; cosy; safe.
* 1887 , Allan Cunningham, Henry Morley, Traditional tales of the English and Scottish peasantry :
Smooth; soft; downy; velvety.
In a feal manner.
(archaic) faithful, loyal
As adjectives the difference between velvety and feal
is that velvety is like velvet (but not velvet); soft, smooth, soothing not necessarily restricted to the sense of touch while feal is faithful.velvety
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- ''The mouse was a warm, velvety weight in my hand.
- The crooner had a velvety voice that made the ladies swoon.
feal
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) fele, .Alternative forms
* (l), (l), (l), (l)Adjective
(en-adj)- But if it stands in humble hame The bed, — I'll say this far in't, — Is clean and feel as ony lair King ever lay on — and that is mair Than mony ane could warrant.
- [...] when I care na to accompany ye to the kirkyard hole mysel, and take my word for't, ye'Il lie saftest and fealest on the Buittle side of the kirk; [...]