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Foulard   Listen
noun
Foulard  n.  
1.
A thin, washable material of silk, or silk and cotton, usually with a printed pattern on it. It was originally imported from India, but now also made elsewhere.
2.
An article of clothing made of foulard 1, such as a neckpiece.





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"Foulard" Quotes from Famous Books



... charming cap of lace and flowers, fastened by a diamond-headed pin; the ringlets that half hid the contours of her face added to her look of youth, and suited her style of beauty. Her foulard gown, designed by the celebrated Victorine, with a pointed bodice, exquisitely fringed, set off her figure to advantage; and a silken lace scarf, adroitly thrown about a too long neck, partly concealed her shoulders. ...
— Lost Illusions • Honore De Balzac
... the necessity of Napoleon's saying, 'I didn't really pick Mr. Jones's pocket of his best foulard last Monday—no, though it hung out a tempting end. Pray don't let the volunteers think so ill ...
— The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II • Elizabeth Barrett Browning
... I am not going to pretend that they are to be found here. It is true, there are silk manufactories, like that of the Cheneys in Connecticut, where very pretty foulard dress-silks are made, together with sewing-silk enough to supply a large demand. Enough has been done to show that silks might be made in America; but at present, as compared with Europe, we claim neither silks nor ...
— Household Papers and Stories • Harriet Beecher Stowe


Words linked to "Foulard" :   cloth, textile, fabric


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