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faconne

American  
[fas-uh-ney, fas-uh-ney] / ˌfæs əˈneɪ, ˈfæs əˌneɪ /

adjective

  1. (of a fabric) having a small and elaborate pattern.

noun

  1. a fabric having a faconne pattern or motif.

  2. the small and elaborate pattern on a faconne fabric.

façonné British  
/ ˈfæsəˌneɪ /

adjective

  1. denoting a fabric with the design woven in

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noun

  1. such a fabric

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Etymology

Origin of faconne

1890–95; < French façonné, past participle of façonner to work, fashion; -ee

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L'idée est la mère du fait, elle façonne graduellement le monde à son image.—Feuchtersleben, in Caro, Nouvelles Études Morales, 132.

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L'idee est la mere du fait, elle faconne graduellement le monde a son image.—

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