foulard
Americannoun
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foulards
plural
noun
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a soft light fabric of plain-weave or twill-weave silk or rayon, usually with a printed design
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something made of this fabric, esp a scarf or handkerchief
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of foulard
From French, dating back to 1820–30, of uncertain origin
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Occasionally styled with a wrapped foulard, these tops were worn with crisply creased loose trousers, or Bermuda short.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
Yet, the designs remained finessed despite the street-musing: One loose, menswear suit in emerald had a silk foulard collar in lavender flapping out delicately from underneath.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 2, 2021
Could a luxurious silk foulard be made from citrus by-products, that would otherwise be thrown away or fed to cattle?
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2017
His hopes, his fears, his insecurities regarding silk foulard pocket squares?
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2013
I was ready to leap, but he reached for his pocket handkerchief, the paisley foulard, and seized on me instead.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
Ethnic shirts mixed with silken varsity bombers, and tied leopard foulards that looked both ready for safari and a rock concert.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
The crestlike decoration went on to become Celine’s now-iconic Triomphe emblem — and has appeared on everything from button-down foulards and rhombus-patterned cardigans to handbags and chunky gold chains.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
This produced the show’s best look - a one-shoulder black sweater that enveloped a shimmering bronze skirt, with two giant multicolored foulards billowing out from the waist in a kinetic explosion.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2017
This produced the show’s best look — a one-shoulder black sweater that enveloped a shimmering bronze skirt, with two giant multicolored foulards billowing out from the waist in a kinetic explosion.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2017
In ten minutes they were all in the parlour, sixteen in number, the men in full dress, the women in organdies or foulards showing little of arm and neck.
From The Californians by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
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