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^[1], page 524:

     Orguillaeux coume ùn pouâis sûs v'louss.

     As proud as a louse on velvet.