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foulard en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /fuːˈlɑɹd/ (US)
• /fuːˈlɑːd/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from French foulard.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A lightweight silk or silk-and-cotton fabric, often with a printed pattern.
   • "Frammis on the Antispode": The doubletalk heading this paragraph takes the sting out of Mr. Ruark's comment, even if his gay colored foulard Sinatra bow tie didn't contradict his comment[.] 1947, Men's Wear, volume 114, page 90, column 1:
   • A lot of foulard tie bulged out and was rain-spotted above his crossed lapels. 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 176:
   • 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 […] 1869, Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad:
2. (countable, uncountable) A piece of clothing, or a handkerchief, made with this fabric.

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