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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a lightweight triangular scarf worn by a woman

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: French, from past participle of ficher to stick in, throw on, from Vulgar Latin *figicare, from Latin figere to fasten, pierce Date: 1803 a woman's light triangular scarf that is draped over the shoulders and fastened in front or worn to fill in a low neckline

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a woman's small triangular shawl of lace etc. for the shoulders and neck. Etymology: F

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fichu Fich"u, n. [F., neckerchief.] A light cape, usually of lace, worn by women, to cover the neck and throat, and extending to the shoulders.





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