velours

ve·lour

or ve·lours V0048500 (və-lo͝or′)n. pl. ve·lours (-lo͝orz′) 1. A closely napped fabric resembling velvet, used chiefly for clothing and upholstery.2. A felt resembling velvet, used in making hats.

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[Alteration of French velours, velvet, from Old French velour, alteration of velous, from Old Provençal velos, from Latin villōsus, hairy, from villus, shaggy hair.]

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velours - heavy fabric that resembles velvet velourcloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"