foulard
a soft, lightweight silk, rayon, or cotton of plain or twill weave with printed design, for neckties, scarves, trimmings, etc.
Origin of foulard
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How to use foulard in a sentence
A few women merely, with red foulards on the head, were selling peaches at the corners.
A Tour Through The Pyrenees | Hippolyte Adolphe TaineAbe exclaimed, and then, for the first time since he saw the silk foulards, he remembered Interstate Copper.
Potash & Perlmutter | Montague GlassFoulards are about 24 inches wide and can be bought for the same price as the taffetas.
Clothing and Health | Helen KinneThey take you up just as they'd take up a new design in foulards, or a novelty in their stationery, or a new breed of Pomeranian.
The Silver Poppy | Arthur StringerIl avait beaucoup des choses—des chemises, des foulards, de tout.
Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 | Augustus J. C. Hare
British Dictionary definitions for foulard
/ (fuːˈlɑːd, ˈfuːlɑː) /
a soft light fabric of plain-weave or twill-weave silk or rayon, usually with a printed design
something made of this fabric, esp a scarf or handkerchief
Origin of foulard
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