velours

Meaning

1. (invariable, masculine) velvet
2. (invariable, masculine) synonym of héliotrope argenté (“velvetleaf soldierbush”) (Heliotropium arboreum)

Concepts

velvet

velour

velvety

velours

velvet-textured

black velvet

Blue Velvet

bloom

Synonyms

duvet

velouté

pruine

Translations

terciopelo

velluto

veludo

Samt

fluweel

kadife

velours

βελούδο

vellut

Sammet

Velours

βελούδινος

βελουτέ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/və.luʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: velor

Cognate with English: velvet

In summary

Inherited from Old French velor, an alteration of velos, either from velu (“hairy”) + -os (“-ous”), or a borrowing from Old Occitan velos; either way, from Latin villus. Cognate with English velvet and a doublet of villeux.