velours

== English == === Noun === velours plural of velour === Anagrams === louvres, Louvres, louvers == French == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /və.luʁ/ Rhymes: -uʁ === Noun === velours m (invariable) velvet (Réunion) synonym of héliotrope argenté (“velvetleaf soldierbush”) (Heliotropium arboreum) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Danish: velour → English: velour → Turkish: velur === References === === Further reading === Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “velours”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette “velours”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “velours”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Anagrams === == Spanish == === Noun === velours m pl plural of velour