English

Noun

foulard ‎(plural foulards)

1. A light-weight 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 made with this fabric. [from 19th c.]

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see Citations:foulard.

French

Etymology

Origin uncertain, perhaps related to fouler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu.laʁ/

Noun

foulard m ‎(plural foulards)

1. headscarf

Italian

Noun

foulard m ‎(invariable)

1. foulard

Synonyms

• fazzoletto

Spanish

Noun

foulard m ‎(plural foulards)

1. foulard