velvet vs cloth

velvet and cloth both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
velvet	Yes	Yes	No	No
cloth	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cloth is a hypernym of velvet; that is, cloth is a word with a broader meaning than velvet:

velvet: a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
cloth: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of velvet include fabric, material, textile.

velvet (noun)	cloth (noun)
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

velvet (adjective)	cloth (adjective)
smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste
resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface