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DictionaryvelourVelvet-like fabric
noun

velour

vuh-LOOR/vəˈlʊr/

A plush fabric resembling velvet, used for clothing or upholstery.

The folded velour has a soft plush pile with a gently brushed nap.

A folded soft velour swatch shows a gently brushed plush pile with subtle directional nap, rendered with simplified pen strokes and restrained color, no photoreal fibers.
Etymology
velourLatinshaggy, hairy

Latin villosus meant “shaggy” or “hairy” and also came to mean velvet. The connection is the fabric’s hairlike pile, which gives its surface a soft, plush feel.

In context

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We had a red velour sofa wedged between two walls and a a wooden sort of pallet behind as a bed.
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More examples

  • She brushes lint from the velour upholstery.
  • The velour feels plush beneath my hand.
  • He chooses velour curtains for the small theater.

Forms

velour

Similar words

velvet
A related plush fabric with a different construction and feel.
plush
Plush is a broader soft pile fabric; velour is a particular velvet-like textile.