Etymology

foulard

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Today it means: A lightweight silk or silk-and-cotton fabric, often with a printed pattern. Full definition →

First used 19th c.French foulard
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  1. French · borrowed fromfoulard
  2. French · borrowed fromfoulard
  3. English todayfoulard

Borrowed from French foulard.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A lightweight silk or silk-and-cotton fabric, often with a printed pattern.
  • from 19th c. A piece of clothing, or a handkerchief, made with this fabric.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.