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devoré
(de¦voré)
Pronunciation:
/dəˈvɔːreɪ/
(also
devore
)
noun
[
usually as modifier
]
a velvet fabric with a pattern formed by burning the pile away with acid:
a devoré top
Origin:
1990s:
from French
dévoré
, literally 'devoured', past participle of
dévorer
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