Velvet is a noun that represents a type of fabric, so it is neither a simile nor a metaphor. Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two different things using "like" or "as" (simile) or by stating that one thing is another (metaphor).
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A metaphor
A metaphor, a simile uses the words like or as.
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As quick as a wink is a simile. ----