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单词 velour
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Definition of velour in English:

velour

(also velours)
nounvəˈlʊəvəˈlʊr
mass noun
  • 1A plush woven fabric resembling velvet, used for soft furnishings, casual clothing,and hats.

    as modifier velour curtains
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Velvet, faux fur and velour are rich, soft to the touch fabrics that can be used for comforters, blankets and throw pillows.
    • She was the first girl in the class to get her ears pierced, the first to own a velour tracksuit (we all lusted after it - this was 1980 after all), the first to have her own record player in her room.
    • These velour pants from Hugo Boss are perfect for lounging around, by merging comfort and style.
    • Waking up early that day in order to leave extra early and have time to stop at Starbucks for breakfast, Madison and I both showered and then dressed in matching velour sweats, mine in pink and hers in blue.
    • The clothes were immaculately cut, Mary's grey flannels, pinstripes and wool velours were really, really good clothes.
    • There are 87 bedrooms, all in country-house style, and the newly decorated executive rooms, some with four-poster beds, feature darker, lusher colour schemes in opulent damasks and velours.
    • She is also quick to point out that there's more to her than just being a footballer's girlfriend and spending money on pink velour leisure suits.
    • He wears a black velour tracksuit with white piping and white high-top sneakers, and his dark, auburn-tinged hair is cut short on the sides and longer and somewhat spiky on top.
    • I changed into the red velour sweat jacket, a pair of baggy jeans, left my UGGS on and under my shirt pulled on a black ‘Led Zepplin’ shirt.
    • For all the models there is a new range of interior cloth trims, and for Eleganza models also a choice of velour trims.
    • Then there's Leon, Marilyn's husband, who goes to work on casual Fridays wearing a velour leisure suit.
    • I walked into a lavish guest bedroom with a four-poster bed and heavy velour curtains.
    • This year I am going to spend Christmas Day slumped in front of the telly in an atrocious velour tracksuit.
    • The living room was home to a velour three-piece suite and we used the open fire a lot until we discovered the chimney had been blocked all along.
    • He made his reputation by throwing his weight around the department, a considerable girth I might add which he unfortunately chose to cover in velour workout suits.
    • He was wearing a black Sean Jean head-to-toe velour suit.
    • There were dresses made out of terrycloth and macramé and velour and shorts that were really skirts and sweaters that doubled as jackets.
    • It's a lot easier to clean the kind of mess young kids make from leather trim than it is from some of that plush velour material.
    • Since I had about a half hour to wait for breakfast, I took a shower and dressed in one of my new pairs of velour sweats.
    • The sport car comes equipped with a leather steering wheel, leather gear knob, velour upholstery, body coloured spoiler and rugged metallic pedals.
    1. 1.1dated count noun A hat made of velour.

Origin

Early 18th century: from French velours 'velvet', from Old French velour, from Latin villosus 'hairy', from villus (see velvet).

Rhymes

abjure, adjure, allure, amour, assure, Bahawalpur, boor, Borobudur, Cavour, coiffure, conjure, couture, cure, dastur, de nos jours, doublure, dour, embouchure, endure, ensure, enure, gravure, immature, immure, impure, inure, Jaipur, Koh-i-noor, Kultur, liqueur, lure, manure, moor, Moore, Muir, mure, Nagpur, Namur, obscure, parkour, photogravure, plat du jour, Pompadour, procure, pure, rotogravure, Ruhr, Saussure, secure, simon-pure, spoor, Stour, sure, tour, Tours, Yom Kippur, you're
 
 

Definition of velour in US English:

velour

(also velours)
nounvəˈlo͝orvəˈlʊr
  • 1A plush woven fabric resembling velvet, chiefly used for soft furnishings, casual clothing, and hats.

    as modifier velour curtains
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The clothes were immaculately cut, Mary's grey flannels, pinstripes and wool velours were really, really good clothes.
    • These velour pants from Hugo Boss are perfect for lounging around, by merging comfort and style.
    • The sport car comes equipped with a leather steering wheel, leather gear knob, velour upholstery, body coloured spoiler and rugged metallic pedals.
    • It's a lot easier to clean the kind of mess young kids make from leather trim than it is from some of that plush velour material.
    • For all the models there is a new range of interior cloth trims, and for Eleganza models also a choice of velour trims.
    • Velvet, faux fur and velour are rich, soft to the touch fabrics that can be used for comforters, blankets and throw pillows.
    • She is also quick to point out that there's more to her than just being a footballer's girlfriend and spending money on pink velour leisure suits.
    • He wears a black velour tracksuit with white piping and white high-top sneakers, and his dark, auburn-tinged hair is cut short on the sides and longer and somewhat spiky on top.
    • There are 87 bedrooms, all in country-house style, and the newly decorated executive rooms, some with four-poster beds, feature darker, lusher colour schemes in opulent damasks and velours.
    • Since I had about a half hour to wait for breakfast, I took a shower and dressed in one of my new pairs of velour sweats.
    • He made his reputation by throwing his weight around the department, a considerable girth I might add which he unfortunately chose to cover in velour workout suits.
    • This year I am going to spend Christmas Day slumped in front of the telly in an atrocious velour tracksuit.
    • I walked into a lavish guest bedroom with a four-poster bed and heavy velour curtains.
    • Waking up early that day in order to leave extra early and have time to stop at Starbucks for breakfast, Madison and I both showered and then dressed in matching velour sweats, mine in pink and hers in blue.
    • There were dresses made out of terrycloth and macramé and velour and shorts that were really skirts and sweaters that doubled as jackets.
    • Then there's Leon, Marilyn's husband, who goes to work on casual Fridays wearing a velour leisure suit.
    • He was wearing a black Sean Jean head-to-toe velour suit.
    • I changed into the red velour sweat jacket, a pair of baggy jeans, left my UGGS on and under my shirt pulled on a black ‘Led Zepplin’ shirt.
    • The living room was home to a velour three-piece suite and we used the open fire a lot until we discovered the chimney had been blocked all along.
    • She was the first girl in the class to get her ears pierced, the first to own a velour tracksuit (we all lusted after it - this was 1980 after all), the first to have her own record player in her room.
    1. 1.1dated A hat made of velour.

Origin

Early 18th century: from French velours ‘velvet’, from Old French velour, from Latin villosus ‘hairy’, from villus (see velvet).

 
 
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