velour
noun
a velvetlike fabric of rayon, wool, or any of several other natural or synthetic fibers, used for outerwear and upholstery.
velours
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a variation of
velour.
Example Sentences
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Rose with six-inch fingernails and artfully draped Donna Karan panne de velours.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2011
The movie Bonnie and Clyde has set off a vogue for berets in crochet knits, wool felts and velours.
From Time Magazine Archive
The poet was, perhaps, not much hurt; at all events, he had the presence of mind to retort, "Patte de velours, patte de velours, Minon-minet!"
From Gossip in a Library by Gosse, Edmund
If there are any very dark strong shadows—for instance, under the collar or around the neck—put them in with the velours crayon and subdue them with the fingers.
From Crayon Portraiture Complete Instructions for Making Crayon Portraits on Crayon Paper and on Platinum, Silver and Bromide Enlargements by Barhydt, Jerome A.
Her starched skirt, with its band of red velours, stands of itself leveling her head, so that she looks for all the world like a serious cherub peering out from a wonderfully embroidered bath-cabinet.
From The Spinner's Book of Fiction by Various
