Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A closely napped fabric resembling velvet, used chiefly for clothing and upholstery.
- n. A felt resembling velvet, used in making hats.
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- n. heavy fabric that resembles velvet
Etymologies
- From French velours. (Wiktionary)
- Alteration of French velours, velvet, from Old French velour, alteration of velous, from Old Provençal velos, from Latin villōsus, hairy, from villus, shaggy hair. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Pretty, dressy skirts have been much in vogue for the last few years, and velour is a good choice for being dressy in winter.”
“The car mats and headrests are made from soft velour which is adormed with the Carlsson horse.”
“Rough-textured leathers such as velour or nubuck are dyed throughout and require a new layer of colour.”
“I actually have one vintage pillbox hat that says it’s made of velour which is in fact felted fur, the softest type.”
“She took a step into the room and perched on the worn arm of a green velour armchair.”
“There was a headless silver dummy with a bad-ass pink Apple Bottoms velour tracksuit like the ones all the girls be wearing.”
“Rita seemed chipper this morning, Lucy noticed, and a little more dressed up than usual, with a dash of bright pink lipstick and dangling, beaded earrings that matched her purple velour jogging suit.”
“Mars slipped into a cream-colored, velour Sean John sweatsuit and zipped the jacket over his bare chest.”
““And as you can see, per your request, no ‘cheesy red velour or whorehouse set-ups.’””
“She pauses for dramatic effect, and I check out her outfit, which is nice, but unremarkable, a soft black sweater and a dark brown velour skirt over black tights and very cool-looking biker boots.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘velour’.
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phrontistery-v
from phrontistery.info
vaccary, vaccimulgence, vaccine, vacillate, vadelect, vade-mecum, vadimony, vadose, vafrous, vagient, vagile, vagility and 396 more...
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wallace
Remington, Windsor, prorector, wen, aver, mottle, seltzer, tepee, lapidary, effete, sotto, presbyopia and 355 more...
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Words sung by: Belle and Sebastian
beguiling, herbaceous, peninsula, suffragette, damascan, hastening, berserk, overtime, leccy, bestow, swathe, arab strap and 193 more...
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All The Words
I enjoy collecting words, for I have no fear of them ever running out.
anacoluthon, defenestration, hypnopomp, hypnagogue, idioglossia, panopticon, tatterdemalion, abalone, caltrop, miasma, paroxysm, smalt and 475 more...
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Manji's Random Wordlist
The title says it all
velour, vivacity, subterfuge, sable, divination, gentry, vindication, compendium, pistons, metamorphosis, methodology, polyphony and 91 more...
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Infinite Jest
Words to remember from DFW's "Infinite Jest"
wen, matriculation, circumflex, lapidary, effete, sotto, hypertrophy, presbyopic, ideogram, pinion, parquet, nelson and 152 more...
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Favorite Words
quixotic, assonance, palindrome, plebeian, mezzanine, propinquity, etymology, antihero, intrepid, refractions, lawless, sesquipedalian and 237 more...
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NakedFringe's Words
masticate, chamber, orchid, mandolin, yellow, pomegranate, conundrum, paradox, gyrate, calamitous, opalescent, cacophony and 533 more...
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Favorite Words II
antipode, subsumed, maladroit, quidnunc, tonsorial, savvy, vignette, retrograde, flummoxed, ne plus ultra, icosahedron, plethora and 138 more...
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mandarine's Words
antepenultimate, metonymy, synecdoche, pop, kern, inherit, clique, scrumptious, macerate, murmur, kerning, veranda and 1068 more...
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Jacqueline's Words
glittery, horny, amazing, wanderlust, forlorn, lustily, nonchalant, cool, passive, submissive, roundabout, carousel and 558 more...
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Words That Are Sexy To My Ears
coloratura, chiaroscuro, leather, cognac, pulse, luscious, auburn, tawny, sibylline, murmur, delicious, musk and 107 more...
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Fabrics
Woven, knit and tatted fabrics. Other kinds of cloth, such as tapa and chamois are not included.
shikii, shantung, cotton, linen, tweed, wool, velour, velvet, velveteen, gabardine, chenille, silk and 550 more...
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yardage
types of fabric
cotton, wool, silk, linen, rayon, nylon, spandex, lycra, lurex, goretex, challis, brocade and 77 more...
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Dress Me Up, But Don't Dress Me Down
muslin, hennin, houndstooth, moccasin, paisley, aglet, stomacker, poncho, sarong, kilt, middy, camisole and 25 more...
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the dressing room - seamstress and ta...
suede, tweed, corduroy, tulle, denim, taffeta, taffeta, nylon, lace, twill, pattern, velour and 53 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for velour.

Prolagus Have you and her been taking pictures of your obsessions?
Because I met a boy who went through one of your sessions
In his blue velour and silk
You liberated
A boy I never rated
And now he's throwing discus
For Liverpool and Widnes
You liberated
A boy I never rated
And now he's doing business
(The stars of track and field, by Belle and Sebastian) Aug 24, 2008
seanahan Good reference. Jul 29, 2007
kewpid “Leela, it's real velour. Just let yourself go.” Jul 29, 2007