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velvet glove

velvet glove noun: superficial gentleness and courtesy masking a strong and unyielding will or determination.

Noun

velvet glove (usually uncountable, plural velvet gloves)

  1. (usually) Superficial gentleness and courtesy masking a strong and unyielding will or determination.
    • If you will stab your opponent in the back, it must be with a velvet glove on your hand and the sweetest smile on your face.
    • Negotiate with an iron fist inside a velvet glove.

Forms of velvet glove

pluralvelvet gloves

Questions about velvet glove

What does velvet glove mean?
Velvet glove means superficial gentleness and courtesy masking a strong and unyielding will or determination.
What part of speech is velvet glove?
Velvet glove is a noun.
What is the plural of velvet glove?
The plural of velvet glove is velvet gloves.

Words near velvet glove in the dictionary

  1. velvet divorces
  2. velvet duck
  3. velvet ducks
  4. velvet flower
  5. velvet flowers
  6. velvet glove
  7. velvet handcuffs
  8. velvet hippo
  9. velvet hippos
  10. velvet leatherjacket
  11. velvet leatherjackets

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