velour

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/vəˈlʊə(ɹ)//vəˈlɔː/

noun

A knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser.

Similar
velours
OriginFrench velours →
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Meanings

nounvelour (countable and uncountable, plural velours)

plural velours

  1. countableuncountableA knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounheavy fabric that resembles velvet

Similar
velours
Broader
fabricclothmaterial

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchvelours“velvet”
  2. Englishvelour

Borrowed from French velours (“velvet”).

More words from French

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Translations

Bulgarian велур
  • велур (velur)a knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser
Finnish veluuri
  • veluuria knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser
French velours
  • veloursa knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser
German Velours
  • Veloursa knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser
Hungarian velúr
  • velúra knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser
Icelandic velúr
  • velúra knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser
Irish veiliúr
  • veiliúra knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser
Latvian plīšs
  • plīšsa knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser
Norwegian Bokmål velur
  • velura knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser
Polish welur
  • welura knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser
Portuguese velour
  • veloura knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser
Romanian velur
  • velura knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser
Russian велю́р
  • велю́р (veljúr)a knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser
Spanish velour, velvetón
  • veloura knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser
  • velvetóna knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser
  • velúra knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser
Swedish velour
  • veloura knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with velour

yoursuretourmaturesecureensurepoorpureMoorebrochurecureassureentrepreneurinsureunsureobscurecouturelureendureDarfurmanureinsecuremoormuir
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Anagrams

louvrelouver
Cite this entry
APA

velour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velour

MLA

“velour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velour. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “velour,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velour.

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