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
A very elegant style of bonnet is composed partly of blonde and fillings of light green velours épinglé, ornamented in a fanciful manner with marabouts.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various
Here's Sargent doing the Duchess X In pink velours and pea-green checks.
From Confessions of a Caricaturist by Oliver Herford
The dapples on his gray flanks were as distinct as the under markings on old velours, while his tail had the crisp whiteness of a polished steel bit on a frosty morning.
From Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle by Sewell Ford
