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fichu

NOUN
  1. a lightweight triangular scarf worn by a woman

How To Use fichu In A Sentence

  • The canvas in which the woman, wearing a pink dress and greenish fichu, is set against flowered wallpaper (private collection, Fig.13) was made explicitly as a gift for Gauguin.
  • Originally the neckline had shown her chest, but now a thin fichu tried its best to cover the raw marks on her delicate skin.
  • In Chloridia, designs for the Queen as Chloris reveal the breasts so completely that one assumes that they must have been at least partly covered by some kind of fichu.
  • I hate that word, "dickey," but if I say "fichu," will anyone know what that means? Archive 2004-05-01
  • I'm definitely not a fan of chemisettes, as seen on the right, so I made the fichu on the left, which is just a triangle of cotton netting.
  • Annette was dreading it profusely, reluctantly putting on her fichu and allowing Garnier to help her into a waiting carriage.
  • On her shoulders she wore a small dark-colored fichu that crossed upon her breast, which was also covered by the large bib of her apron.
  • The little chemise, or modernly known as the dickey, the chemisette was worn from Regency through to American Civil War as a daywear modesty panel in place of the more old fashioned fichu.
  • The bride, who was a beautiful girl, wore a delaine dress of light and dark blue with a large white lace fichu. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History
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