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Word: Velour
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century: from French velours ‘velvet’, from Old French velour, from Latin villosus ‘hairy’, from villus (see velvet)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
vəˈlʊə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
vəˈlɔː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a plush woven fabric resembling velvet, used for soft furnishings, casual clothing, and hats
Short Definition:plush woven fabric resembling velvet, used for soft furnishings, casual clothing
Examples:- velour curtains
Variant Forms:
- velours
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