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fichu
[ fish-oo; French fee-shy ]
noun
- a woman's kerchief or shawl, generally triangular in shape, worn draped over the shoulders or around the neck with the ends drawn together on the breast.
fichu
/ ˈfiːʃuː /
noun
- a woman's shawl or scarf of some light material, worn esp in the 18th century
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Origin of fichu1
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Example Sentences
Mrs. Lawrence laid her smoothing hand absently on a frill of lace fichu above a sternly disciplined bosom at half-heave. '
Adjusting his eyeglasses, they slipped from his nose and fell on the lace of her fichu.
She was all in black, except a floating muslin cape or fichu, making a beholder despise the finery of the Empire.
The bride, who was a beautiful girl, wore a delaine dress of light and dark blue with a large white lace fichu.
The green chiffon crossed the shoulders in fichu effect, and the elbow-length sleeves were edged with bands of green.
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