velour
velour · velours
велюр
Velours
A knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarserA knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser.
/vəˈlʊə(ɹ)/
» Are velvet, velveteen, plush and velour the same kind of fabric?
katix824 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser.
Velours
велю́рveljúr
heavy fabric that resembles velvet
Examples
1 sentencesAre velvet, velveteen, plush and velour the same kind of fabric?
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser:
Origin
Borrowed from French velours (“velvet”).Borrowed from French velours (“velvet”).
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Forms
plural: veloursSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- heavy fabric that resembles velvet:velours
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedveloured
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.