fichu

[ fish-oo; French fee-shy ]

/ ˈfɪʃ u; French fiˈʃü /

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noun, plural fich·us [fish-ooz; French fee-shy]. /ˈfɪʃ uz; French fiˈʃü/.

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.

Origin of fichu

1795–1805; <French: noun use of fichu, past participle of ficher to drive in, fix (informally, to throw, fling; hence, something put on hastily, loosely attached) <Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre, for Latin fīgere;cf. finca

Words nearby fichu

-fication, fiche, Fichte, Fichtean, Fichtelgebirge, fichu, Ficino, fickle, fickle-minded, fico, Ficoll-Hypaque technique

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Example sentences from the Web for fichu

To begin with, finding it warm, Stella threw off the fichu, greatly to the gain of her personal appearance.
Stella Fregelius|H. Rider Haggard
Still Winona felt it was daring, because the collar was low and sported a fichu of lace.
The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson
She paused to shake out the lustrous silk and spread the fichu over it that I might see the delicate pattern of the lace.
The Land of Long Ago|Eliza Calvert Hall
This fichu or cape is made either with fine wool or with silk used three or four times double.
Beeton's Book of Needlework|Isabella Beeton

She took the fichu from her shoulders and laid it reverently over the dead man's face: she folded the hands across the breast.
Lord Tony's Wife|Baroness Emmuska Orczy

British Dictionary definitions for fichu

fichu

/ (ˈfiːʃuː) /

noun

a woman's shawl or scarf of some light material, worn esp in the 18th century

Word Origin for fichu

C19: from French: small shawl, from ficher to fix with a pin, from Latin fīgere to fasten, fix

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	fichu
释义	fichu [ fish-oo; French fee-shy ] / ˈfɪʃ u; French fiˈʃü / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fichu ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural fich·us [fish-ooz; French fee-shy]. /ˈfɪʃ uz; French fiˈʃü/. 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. Origin of fichu 1795–1805; <French: noun use of fichu, past participle of ficher to drive in, fix (informally, to throw, fling; hence, something put on hastily, loosely attached) <Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre, for Latin fīgere;cf. finca Words nearby fichu -fication, fiche, Fichte, Fichtean, Fichtelgebirge, fichu, Ficino, fickle, fickle-minded, fico, Ficoll-Hypaque technique Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fichu To begin with, finding it warm, Stella threw off the fichu, greatly to the gain of her personal appearance. Stella Fregelius\|H. Rider Haggard Still Winona felt it was daring, because the collar was low and sported a fichu of lace. The Wrong Twin\|Harry Leon Wilson She paused to shake out the lustrous silk and spread the fichu over it that I might see the delicate pattern of the lace. The Land of Long Ago\|Eliza Calvert Hall This fichu or cape is made either with fine wool or with silk used three or four times double. Beeton's Book of Needlework\|Isabella Beeton She took the fichu from her shoulders and laid it reverently over the dead man's face: she folded the hands across the breast. Lord Tony's Wife\|Baroness Emmuska Orczy British Dictionary definitions for fichu fichu / (ˈfiːʃuː) / noun a woman's shawl or scarf of some light material, worn esp in the 18th century Word Origin for fichu C19: from French: small shawl, from ficher to fix with a pin, from Latin fīgere to fasten, fix Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fichu cloth, stole, scarf, choker, mantle, shawl, cope, cloak, wrapper, cardinal, wrap, poncho, gabardine, tippet, pelisse, capote, mantilla, tabard, dolman, cape
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fichu

noun, plural fich·us [fish-ooz; French fee-shy]. /ˈfɪʃ uz; French fiˈʃü/.

Origin of fichu

Words nearby fichu

Example sentences from the Web for fichu

British Dictionary definitions for fichu

noun

Word Origin for fichu

Words related to fichu