An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
English-French-Persian

1) Light, downy particles, as of cotton.
2) A soft, light, downy mass (Dictionary.com).

Apparently a variant of floow "wooly substance, down, nap," perhaps from Flemish vluwe, from Fr. velu "shaggy, hairy," from L. vellus "fleece," or L. villus "tuft of hair" (Online Etymology Dictionary).

Kork "down, soft wool, fluff," of unknown etymology.

Of, resembling, or covered with fluff.
2) Light or airy (Dictionary.com).

From → fluff + -y adj. suffix, from O.E. -ig, cognate with L. -icus, → -ic.

Korkvâr "resembling fluff," with -vâr, a suffix of possession, similarity, and aptitude (e.g., omidvâr, sezâvâr, sugvâr, šâhvâr, gušvâr), → -oid; korki adj. with -i.

An aggregate of small particles loosely stuck together. Same as → porous dust grain.

→ fluffy; → dust; → grain.