velure

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noun

A fabric similar to velvet.

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Meanings

nounvelure (countable and uncountable, plural velures)

plural velures

  1. countabledateduncountableA fabric similar to velvet.
  2. countableuncountableA silk or plush pad for smoothing or giving lustre to silk hats.
verbvelure (third-person singular simple present velures, present participle veluring, simple past and past participle velured)

present singular third person velures · participle present veluring · participle past velured · past velured

  1. transitiveTo dress with a velure.

Origin

Alteration of velour.

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Cite this entry
APA

velure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velure

MLA

“velure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “velure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velure.

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