velour
pronunciation
How to pronounce velour in British English:
UK [vəˈlʊə(r)]
How to pronounce velour in American English:
US [vəˈlʊr]
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- Noun:
- heavy fabric that resembles velvet
Word Origin
- velour (n.)
- 1706, also velure, velours, from French velours "velvet," from Old French velor, alteration of velos "velvet," from Old Provençal velos, from Latin villosus (adj.) "shaggy, hairy, rough" (in Medieval Latin "velvet"), from villus "shaggy hair, tuft of hair" (see velvet).
Example
- 1. It comes in red or black velour .
- 2. The plush velour interior of his new car .
- 3. Velour chair-covers , coats , hats .
- 4. They 've just bought a new green velour couch and curtains to match .
- 5. What was of the utmost importance was that our armed forces were thus steeled , the fighters displaying velour and the commanders resourcefulness .