fazzolet

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/ˌfæzəˈlɛt//ˈfæzəlɛt/

noun

A handkerchief.

OriginItalian fazzoletto →
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Meanings

nounfazzolet (plural fazzolets)

plural fazzolets

  1. poeticrareA handkerchief.

    She waves with her white hand Her white fazzolet, And her burning thoughts flash From her eyes' living jet.

    1821, James Gates Percival, “The Serenade”, in Poems

Origin

  1. Italianfazzoletto
  2. Englishfazzolet

Borrowed from Italian fazzoletto.

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