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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The best looks were ones that fused the two eras, such as a loose cerulean trench coat with voluminous layers, twinned with a striped blue silk foulard.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 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
His regular features, his short haircut, the cut of his suit, the pattern of his foulard necktie gave out no really final information.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
Loose white tapered pants and relaxed, pajama-like shirting, paired with tailored foulards, were both casual and elegant.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
These women adopted French dress, but kept their bright headwraps, called foulards.
From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2018
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
The aim was to make its high-end shirts, dresses and foulards more sustainable.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2017
These jupes and foulards, however, are exquisite in pattern and color: bright crimson, bright yellow, bright blue, bright green,—lilac, violet, rose,—sometimes mingled in plaidings or checkerings or stripings: black with orange, sky-blue with purple.
From Two Years in the French West Indies by Lafcadio Hearn
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