v'lous

Norman

Etymology

From Old French veluotte, from Latin villus (“tuft, down”).

Noun

v'lous m (uncountable)

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey) velvet
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎, page 524:
      Orguillaeux coume ùn pouâis sûs v'louss.
      As proud as a louse on velvet.
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