velour

noun [U] (also velours)

/vəˈlʊər/

/-ˈlʊr/

Definition

› a material similar to velvet that has a soft surface, used for clothes and for covering furnitureTextiles made from man-made fibres

(Definition of velour noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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