Come touch this new carpet I have bought.

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alpacinou

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Are these correct and natural?

1. Come touch this new carpet I have bought. It's velvet smooth.

2. I really like touching her skin. It's velvet smooth. Her hair is velvet smooth too.

3. He always lies on the couch. He likes it because it's velvet smooth.

4. I love my bed. The sheets are warm and velvet soft.
 

Tdol

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In #1, I would use feel not touch.
 

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And since you're creating an adjective from two words, you might like to hyphenate velvet-smooth.
 

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BrE would use "velvety-soft" and "velvety-smooth".
 
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