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Meaning of "velour" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VELOUR

From Old French velous, from Old Provençal velos velvet, from Latin villosus shaggy, from villus shaggy hair; compare Latin vellus a fleece.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VELOUR

velour  [vɛˈlʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VELOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Velour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VELOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

velour

Velour

Velour or velours is a plush, knitted fabric or textile. It is usually made from cotton but can also be made from synthetic materials such as polyester. Velour is used in a wide variety of applications, including clothing and upholstery. Other examples are car seats or leotards.

Definition of velour in the English dictionary

The definition of velour in the dictionary is any of various fabrics with a velvet-like finish, used for upholstery, coats, hats, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VELOUR


cannelure
ˈkænəˌlʊə
chevelure
ˈʃɛvəˌlʊə
ciselure
ˈsiːzəˌlʊə
colure
kəˈlʊə
craquelure
ˈkrækəlʊə
doublure
dəˈblʊə
gyplure
ˈdʒɪpˌlʊə
loure
lʊə
lur
lʊə
lure
lʊə
somatopleure
ˈsəʊmətəˌplʊə
velours
vɛˈlʊə
velure
vəˈlʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VELOUR

veloce
velocimeter
velocimetry
velocipede
velocipedean
velocipeder
velocipedian
velocipedist
velociraptor
velocities
velocity
velocity head
velocity modulation
velocity of circulation
velodrome
Velorum
velours
veloutine
Velsen
velskoen

WORDS THAT END LIKE VELOUR

beauty parlour
bicolour
colour
cornflour
eye colour
flour
gram flour
hair colour
lour
multicolour
off colour
parlour
pizza parlour
secondary colour
self-raising flour
self-rising flour
three-colour
valour
watercolour
wheat flour

Synonyms and antonyms of velour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «velour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VELOUR

Find out the translation of velour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of velour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «velour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

丝绒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

velour
570 millions of speakers

English

velour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

velor
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القطيفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

велюр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

veludo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মখমলতুল্য বস্ত্রবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

velours
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Velor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Velours
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベロア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벨벳
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Velor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெத்தென்ற துணி வகை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

velur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

velour
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

welur
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

велюр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

velur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βελούδο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veloer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

velour
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

velur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of velour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VELOUR»

The term «velour» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.640 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VELOUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «velour» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «velour» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about velour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VELOUR»

Discover the use of velour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to velour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sew Any Fabric: A Quick Reference to Fabrics from A to Z
Terry Cloth and Velour I crry cloth and velour are warp pile fabrics. Terry cloth has uncut loops on one or both sides; and velour has cut loops which look like velveteen. Made of cotton, hemp, rayon, or blends, better fabrics have a closely ...
Claire Shaeffer, 2003
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High Performance Biomaterials: A Complete Guide to Medical ...
In an attempt to overcome the difficulties of tissue infiltration experienced by woven prostheses, several models of "woven velour" grafts have recently emerged as novel hybrids between the woven and knitted velour structures. Two new ...
Michael Szycher, 1991
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Claire Shaeffer's Fabric Sewing Guide
Several different fabrics are called “terry” and “velour.” Some are stretch fabrics with a knit base, while others are non-stretch fabrics with a woven base. This section focuses on non-stretch velour and terry. (When sewing stretch terry or velour, ...
Claire Shaeffer, 2008
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Lee Hammonds Big Book of Drawing
DRAWING ON VELOUR AND SUEDE PAPERS Create the Soft Appearance of Flowers With Velour Paper Even complicated subject matter looks great on this surface. I used white velour paper for these flowers. I exaggerated the overlapping ...
Lee Hammond
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Collector's Originality Guide Porsche 911
Carpets Velour pile (999.551 .092.40) in Lobster (8AB),Cork (5A2), Black (7AZ), Yellow (1AY), or Light Red (8AZ). 1979 Standard ... Carpets Cut-pile velour ( 999.551.098.40) in Brown (4AC), Dark Green (2AC) Yellow (IAC), Light Red ( 8AC) ...
Peter Morgan
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Peripheral Endovascular Interventions
12.13 SEM of the inner, luminal surface of a Dacron velour graft. ×37 (From Turner et al. [89], with permission.) Table 12.4 Tensile yield strength of native artery and synthetic grafts Material Yield strength (dynes/cm2) Thoracic aorta 3.8 × 107 ...
Thomas J. Fogarty, Rodney A. White, 2010
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My Life at Liz Claiborne: How We Broke the Rules and Built ...
Having our velour tops in any color we can get, or not having any tops at all? I said, “We want tops, so we'll take the goods.” It wasn't a lot offabric, but we immediately put the tops into work in these strange colors and shipped them as soon as ...
Jerome A. Chazen, 2011
8
Textile Advances in the Automotive Industry
Needlepunched facings are made in flat or structured (random velour and rhombic) constructions by carding, crosslapping and needlepunching spundyed, crimped PET staple fibres of ca. 6.7–17 dtex in Europe with PP staple fibre finding ...
R Shishoo, 2008
9
Original Triumph TR7 and TR8
Most TR8s had this tan or navy check trim, but some, and some TR7s as well, had a new type of single-colour ruched velour. This mixture of blue and tan plaid or single colour velour continued for Solihull-built TRs of all types. It has not been  ...
Bill Piggott
10
The Art of Drawing & Painting Horses: Capture the Majesty of ...
Hard pastels: Sharpen hard pastels and use them to create detail, such as hair, whiskers, hooves, and blades of grass. Too hard: A pastel may be too hard if it is very difficult to even tint the paper with the color. Velour paper Pastel Tips • Only ...
Patricia Getha, Janet Griffin-Scott, Lesley Harrison, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VELOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term velour is used in the context of the following news items.
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Provo band Coral Bones releasing EP at Velour
PROVO — Coral Bones, the indie pop brainchild of Provo musician Chris Bennion, will be releasing a new EP on June 20. It will feature a more upbeat tone but ... «KSL.com, Jun 15»
2
Desert Noises chat upcoming move to Nashville, farewell shows at …
Desert Noises spoke with the Daily Herald in a phone interview this week, discussing their upcoming move and two farewell shows at Velour Live Music Gallery, ... «Daily Herald, May 15»
3
OVO Brings Velour Back In 2015 Spring/Summer Collection [Photos]
The velour suits will be available in baby blue, yellow, and gray colorways, and are available in short sleeve options. Each bear the famed OVO owl insignia. «Hip-Hop Wired, Apr 15»
4
Drake Makes A Strong Case For The Velour Sweatsuit With New …
Drake's super '90s shoot features light blue, gray and beige velour sweatsuits paired with matching tees—all complete with the infamous OVO gold owl. «MTV.com, Apr 15»
5
Imagine Dragons make triumphant homecoming at Velour
Imagine Dragons play before a packed house Saturday night at Velour Live Music Gallery in Provo. The Grammy Award-winning band returned to its roots ... «Daily Herald, Feb 15»
6
Imagine Dragons to perform Saturday in exclusive concert at Velour
The Daily Herald is giving away a pair of tickets to Saturday's exclusive Imagine Dragons concert at Velour Live Music Gallery. For more information, and to enter ... «Daily Herald, Feb 15»
7
Battle of the Bands victor announced at Velour's semi-annual event
This isn't the singer/songwriter's first time at Velour. He has made occasional appearances during the venue's open mic night, which is held every Tuesday. «Daily Herald, Dec 14»
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Large fire reported at E. 147th Street and St. Clair Avenue in …
Cleveland Fire crews are battling a large fire at E. 147th Street and Velour Avenue on ... A fire broke out at E. 147th Street and Velour Avenue in Cleveland Nov. «NewsNet5.com, Nov 14»
9
Velour share 'The Tower'/'Plato's Retreat'
Mashing between a '70s disco haze and '90s-era house anthems is the brand new double-single from Velour (Julio Bashmore and Hyetal), 'The Tower'/'Plato's ... «The 405, Jul 14»
10
Velour Tracksuits Refuse to Die
That "RIP" for Juicy Couture may have been a tad premature. After last week's report that the company was shuttering all its stores, we were ready to sound the ... «New York Magazine, Jun 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Velour [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/velour>. Apr 2024 ».
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