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velour

  • /vəˈlʊə(ɹ)/
  • /vəˈlɔː/

Rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)

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Borrowed from French velours (“velvet”).

noun velours

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

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noun a knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser

Españolvelour, velvetón, velúr
Portuguêsvelour
Françaisvelours
DeutschVelours
Românăvelur
Русскийвелю́р veljúr

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"velour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/velour. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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velour. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/velour

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"velour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/velour.

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@misc{velour_2026,
  title = {velour},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/velour},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}