velour

[vuh-loor] Origin

ve·lour

[vuh-loor]
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.
Also, ve·lours [vuh-loor; Fr. vuh-loor] .


Origin:
1700–10; earlier velours < French, Middle French; Old French velous < Old Provençal velos velvet < Latin villōsus hairy. See villus, -ose1
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Velour is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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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]

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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).
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