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‖ velours|vəlur|
Also velour, veluse.
[F. velours (OF. velour, velous) velvet. Cf. velure.]
1. (See quots. and cf. lure n.4)
1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Velours, a Velvet-Rubber for a Hat. 1831–3Encycl. Metrop. (1845) VIII. 762/2 A uniform direction is given to the nap by means of..a plush brush called a velours. 1851–4Tomlinson's Cycl. Usef. Arts (1866) I. 837/2 The general surface of the hat is..improved by means of..a plush cushion called a velours, or veluse. 1875Knight Dict. Mech. 2699/1 Velour, a hatter's lustering and smoothing pad of silk or plush.
2. a. (See quot. 1858.)
1794A. Young Trav. France (ed. 2) I. xix. 550 Rouen... At present, the velours and cotton toiles are the most flourishing. The fabrics spread over all the country... They have also some woollens. 1805T. Fremantle Let. 19 Nov. in Wynne Diaries (1940) III. vi. 234 Mistress Tittler with a black Velour pelisse. 1822M. Edgeworth Let. 24 Feb. (1971) 357 My sage-colored French velours simulé pelisse and Fanny and Harriets purple ditto are quite the thing for carriage visits. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Velours, a kind of velvet or plush for furniture, carpets, etc. manufactured in Prussia, partly of linen and partly of double cotton warps with mohair yarn weft.
b. A woollen dress-stuff with a velvet pile.
1884Knight Dict. Mech. Suppl. 923/1 Velours.., a French goods, all wool. 1913Play Pictorial No. 134. p. ii/3 A medium shade of striped grey velours. |