† vellous, n. and a. Sc. Obs.
Forms: α. 5 vell-, wellowis, vellous, -us, 5–6 wellus. β. 5 veluous, -vous, -uus, welwous, 6 -uous, -uos, velvois, etc.
[a. OF. velous, velos, velwis, velvis, later F. velours velours.]
= velvet n. and a.
| α c 1450 Maitl. Club Misc. III. 196, j reid cap of vellowis. Ibid. 197 A blew claith wellowis. 1474 Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scot. I. 16, 2½ elne of vellous for a fute mantil. Ibid. 69, vj elne of vellus for a kirtil. 1503 Ibid. II. 297 For ane wellus bonet to the Erle of Murray. |
| β 1473 Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scot. I. 73, iiij½ elne of rede crammacy veluous. 1491 Acta Dom. Conc. 199/1, xviij elne of Welwous. 1530 Burgh Rec. Edinb. (1871) II. 27 Ane schitt of grene weluos. 1561 Inv. R. Wardr. (1815) 124 Ane bed of blak velvois. a 1586 Sir R. Maitland Poems (Pinkerton, 1786) 326 Thair gouns..Barrit with velvous. |