<P> Velvet Glove is a Canadian air - to - air missile system . </P> <P> Velvet glove comes from the phrase "iron fist in a velvet glove," referring to a person who appears gentle but is determined and often inflexible underneath . It may also refer to: </P> <Ul> <Li> Sam Maceo (1894 - 1951), sometimes known as the "Velvet Glove", an organized crime boss in Galveston, Texas </Li> <Li> Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron, graphic novel by American cartoonist Daniel Clowes </Li> <Li> Velvet Gloves and Spit, the third album by Neil Diamond </Li> <Li> "This Velvet Glove", a song by the band Red Hot Chili Peppers, on the album Californication </Li> </Ul>

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