velour
[vuh-loo r]
- 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.
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Also ve·lours [vuh-loo r; French vuh-loor] /vəˈlʊər; French vəˈlur/.
Origin of velour
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Contemporary Examples
Other highlights include an American Rag denim jacket, an Anne Taylor yellow linen blazer, and a velour DKNY hoodie.
Historical Examples
Valances of velour were over the windows, and on the mantel.
Polly in New YorkLillian Elizabeth Roy
Curtains and portires were of velour, heavily edged with fringe.
Polly in New YorkLillian Elizabeth Roy
Velour's fur stood on end, and its whisker bristled like wire.
The BastonnaisJohn Lesperance
The traveler's hat was of velour, silver gray and boasting a partridge feather thrust in its silken band.
The Yellow ClawSax Rohmer
"Mr. Grimsby" was soon sitting on the velour divan, at a comfortable distance from possible eavesdroppers at the door.
The Voice on the WireEustace Hale Ball
velour
velours
- any of various fabrics with a velvet-like finish, used for upholstery, coats, hats, etc
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Word Origin
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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Word Origin and History for velour
n.
1706, from French velours "velvet," from Old French velour, alteration of velous, from Old Provençal velos, from Latin villosus (adj.) "shaggy" (in Medieval Latin "velvet"), from villus "shaggy hair, tuft of hair" (see velvet).
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