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VELOUR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does velour mean?
• VELOUR (noun)
The noun VELOUR has 1 sense:
1. heavy fabric that resembles velvet
Familiarity information: VELOUR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Heavy fabric that resembles velvet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
velour; velours
Hypernyms ("velour" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Context examples
"What richness!" sighed Jo, sinking into the depth of a velour chair and gazing about her with an air of intense satisfaction.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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