'velours' is French for 'velvet'
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le velours, couleur orange
The word "Velcro" is a combination of the French words "velours" and "crochet," which mean "velvet" and "hook" respectively. It was coined by its Swiss inventor George de Mestral in the 1940s.
The cast of Velours - 2007 includes: Pauline Morand as Pauline
Eulis Mason is still doing his thing in brooklyn. This is Dennis Pendarvis of the Velours and we are still here.
'une main de fer dans un gant de velours' = an iron fist in a velvet glove
The word velcro is a portmanteau of the words "velours" and "crochet".
The word 'velcro' comes form the two French words "velours" or 'velvet' and "crochet", or 'hook'. Thus the side that hooks is the one that is rough rather than velvet to the touch.
The cast of Damia - Concert en velours noir - 1989 includes: Patachou Damia as herself Juliet Berto as herself
The cast of La dame au ruban de velours - 1923 includes: Charles de Rochefort Arlette Marchal Henri Richard
Des pantoufles - incidentally, the French buy more slippers than any other nation.
Pascale Tison has written: 'Le velours de Prague'