foulard

English

Etymology

From French foulard.

Pronunciation

a foulard petticoat from 1882

• IPA^(key): /fuːˈlɑːd/
• IPA^(key): /fuːˈlɑɹd/

Noun

foulard (countable and uncountable, plural foulards)

1. A lightweight silk or silk-and-cotton fabric, often with a printed pattern. [from 19th c.]
   • 1869, Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad:

     The Empress and the little Grand Duchess wore simple suits of foulard (or foulard silk, I don't know which is proper,) with a small blue spot in it […]

   • 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin 2011, p. 176:

     A lot of foulard tie bulged out and was rain-spotted above his crossed lapels.

2. A piece of clothing, or a handkerchief, made with this fabric. [from 19th c.]

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:foulard.

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French

Etymology

Origin uncertain, perhaps related to fouler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu.laʁ/

Noun

foulard m (plural foulards)

1. headscarf

Further reading

• “foulard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French foulard.

Noun

foulard m (uncountable)

1. foulard

   Synonym: fazzoletto

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French foulard.

Noun

foulard m (plural foulards)

1. foulard