- velvet
To tip the velvet ; to put one's tongue into a woman's mouth.
To be upon velvet ; to have the best of a bet or match.
To the little gentleman in velvet, i. e. the mole that threw up the hill that caused Crop (King William's horse) to stumble ; a toast frequently drank by the tories and catholics in Ireland.
The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.