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ve·lour
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noun
1.
a velvetlike fabric of rayon, wool, or any of several other natural or synthetic fibers, used for outerwear and upholstery.
2.
a velvety fur felt, as of beaver, for hats.
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Origin:
1700–10;
earlier
velours
<
French,
Middle French;
Old French
velous
<
Old Provençal
velos
velvet <
Latin
villōsus
hairy.
See
villus
,
-ose
1
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World English Dictionary
velour
or
velours
(vɛˈlʊə)
—
n
any of various fabrics with a velvet-like finish, used for upholstery, coats, hats, etc
[C18: from Old French
velous,
from Old Provençal
velos
velvet, from Latin
villosus
shaggy, from
villus
shaggy hair; compare Latin
vellus
a fleece]
velours
or
velours
—
n
[C18: from Old French
velous,
from Old Provençal
velos
velvet, from Latin
villosus
shaggy, from
villus
shaggy hair; compare Latin
vellus
a fleece]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
velour
1706, from Fr. velours "velvet," from O.Fr. velour, alteration of velous, from O.Prov. velos, from L. villosus (adj.) "shaggy" (in M.L. "velvet"), from villus "shaggy hair, tuft of hair" (see
velvet
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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