And black velvet gloves, at least on his left hand.

The feel of his mouth was like a velvet glove around my flesh.

But the velvet glove has not been wholly effective either.

One needed to keep an iron fist yes, but in a velvet glove.

The iron within was beginning to crush the velvet glove.

Before the next tide came the Government had removed the velvet glove.

He'll be scared to death, and I want him handled with velvet gloves.

For one thing, the bill is a velvet glove.

I was a case calling for the velvet glove rather than the iron fist, if he wanted to get anything from me.

At such a time, he went on, "velvet gloves are essential for winning the war against terrorism and making American foreign policy work."