Also velour, veluse. [F. velours (OF. velour, velous) velvet. Cf. VELURE.]
1. (See quots. and cf. LURE sb.4)
1706. Phillips (ed. Kersey), Velours, a Velvet-Rubber for a Hat.
1831–3. Encycl. Metrop. (1845), VIII. 762/2. A uniform direction is given to the nap by means of … a plush brush called a velours.
1851–4. Tomlinson’s Cycl. Usef. Arts (1866), I. 837/2. The general surface of the hat is … improved by means of … a plush cushion called a velours, or veluse.
1875. Knight, Dict. Mech., 2699/1. Velour, a hatter’s lustering and smoothing pad of silk or plush.
2. a. (See quot.)
1858. Simmonds, Dict. Trade, Velours, a kind of velvet or plush for furniture, carpets, etc. manufactured in Prussia, partly, of linen and partly of double cotton warps with mohair yarn weft.
b. A woollen dress-stuff with a velvet pile.
1884. Knight, Dict. Mech., Suppl. 923/1. Velours..., a French goods, all wool.
1913. Play Pictorial, No. 134. p. ii/3. A medium shade of striped grey velours.
