velour

[ vuh-loo r ]

/ vəˈlʊər /

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noun

a velvetlike fabric of rayon, wool, or any of several other natural or synthetic fibers, used for outerwear and upholstery.

a velvety fur felt, as of beaver, for hats.

Words nearby velour

velocity of circulation, velocity of money, velodrome, velopharyngeal, velopharyngeal insufficiency, velour, velouté, velox, velpeau bandage, velsen, veltheimia

Also ve·lours

[vuh-loo r; French vuh-loor] /vəˈlʊər; French vəˈlur/.

Origin of velour

1700–10; earlier velours < French, Middle French; Old French velous < Old Provençal velos velvet < Latin villōsus hairy. See villus, -ose¹

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Examples from the Web for velour

Other highlights include an American Rag denim jacket, an Anne Taylor yellow linen blazer, and a velour DKNY hoodie.
Monica Lewinsky's Black Nightgown is Up for Auction|Misty White Sidell|June 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Curtains and portires were of velour, heavily edged with fringe.
Polly in New York|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
"Mr. Grimsby" was soon sitting on the velour divan, at a comfortable distance from possible eavesdroppers at the door.
The Voice on the Wire|Eustace Hale Ball
The traveler's hat was of velour, silver gray and boasting a partridge feather thrust in its silken band.
The Yellow Claw|Sax Rohmer

Velour's fur stood on end, and its whisker bristled like wire.
The Bastonnais|John Lesperance
The captain looked up as I entered, took in my spats and velour hat with an impatient glance, and continued with his writing.
The Glory of the Trenches|Coningsby Dawson

British Dictionary definitions for velour

velour

velours

/ (vɛˈlʊə) /

noun

any of various fabrics with a velvet-like finish, used for upholstery, coats, hats, etc

Word Origin for velour

C18: from Old French velous, from Old Provençal velos velvet, from Latin villosus shaggy, from villus shaggy hair; compare Latin vellus a fleece

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