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fuˈlɑrd, fə-foulard

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. foulardnoun

    a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design)

GCIDE

  1. Foulardnoun

    an article of clothing made of foulard, such as a neckpiece.

  2. Foulardnoun

    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.

Wiktionary

  1. foulardnoun

    A light-weight silk or cotton fabric, often with a printed pattern.

  2. foulardnoun

    A piece of clothing made with this fabric.

  3. Etymology: from foulard

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  1. foulard

    A foulard is a lightweight fabric, either twill or plain-woven, made of silk or a mix of silk and cotton. This term is also used to describe various items made with this type of fabric such as a scarf or a handkerchief. The pattern on a foulard is often a small, intricate, repeating print.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Foulardnoun

    a thin, washable material of silk, or silk and cotton, originally imported from India, but now also made elsewhere

  2. Etymology: [F.]

Wikidata

  1. Foulard

    A foulard is a lightweight fabric, either twill or plain-woven, made of silk or a mix of silk and cotton. Foulards usually have a small printed design of various colors. Foulard can also refer by metonymy to articles of clothing, such as scarves and neckties, made from this fabric. Foulard is believed to have originated in the Far East. The word comes from the French word foulard, with the same proper and metonymic meanings. In modern French, foulard is the usual word for a scarf or neckerchief. Home decor use of foulard fabric: "Wall coverings are check, tattersalls, and foulards."

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Foulard

    fōōl′ard, n. a soft untwilled silk fabric: a silk handkerchief. [Fr.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of foulard in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of foulard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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