Syn.
— Swiftness; celerity; rapidity; fleetness; speed.
VELOURS
Ve*lours", n. Etym: [F. See Velure.]
Defn: One of many textile fabrics having a pile like that of velvet.
VELOUTE; SAUCE VELOUTE
Ve*lou`té", n., or Sauce velouté. [F. velouté, lit., velvety.]
(Cookery)
Defn: A white sauce or stock made by boiling down ham, veal, beef, fowl, bouillon, etc., then adding soup stock, seasoning, vegetables, and thickening, and again boiling and straining.
VELTFARE
Velt"fare, n. Etym: [See Fieldfare.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng.]
VELUM
Ve"lum, n.; pl. Vela. Etym: [L., an awning, a veil. See Veil.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: Curtain or covering; — applied to various membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See under Palate.