fontange

American  

[fawn-tahnzh] / fɔ̃ˈtɑ̃ʒ /

noun

plural

fontanges

1. Often fontanges. commode.

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Etymology

Origin of fontange

1680–90; < French, named after Marie Angélique de Scorraille de Roussilles, Duchess of Fontanges (1661–81), mistress of Louis XIV

Example Sentences

With ball dresses of transparent textures, trimmed with flounces of the same, this fontange of ribbon is frequently placed at the edge of the slip worn under the dress.

From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various

To add still more to the appearance of amplitude in dresses trimmed with lace, some dressmakers edge the skirts with a fontange of ribbon.

From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various