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Meanings of fichu in English
Large, often sheer, square scarf or kerchief, folded diagonally into a triangle, worn by women tied, pinned or tucked into the bodice.
Usage of fichu in English
1
A colored fichu round the neck was the only ornament she wore.
2
She had a little white muslin folded fichu about her shoulders.
3
That collar was a clever idea-andthat fichu of lace.
4
Bertha wears a dark gown, cut square, with frilled fichu.
5
It is cut low in the neck, where it is eked out by a creamy fichu.
6
Adjusting his eyeglasses, they slipped from his nose and fell on the lace of her fichu.
7
He liked the lace fichu at her throat.
8
The short, puffed sleeves, lace fichu and full, puffed skirt proclaimed it of a bygone generation.
9
She knotted her fichu round her bare head.
10
Her sleek crimps were all ruffled up, and her lace fichu twisted half around her neck.
11
Thereupon a hoarse voice growled confused words under the black fichu: "Yes, yes, madame."
12
To our friend both sky and sea were familiar companions; but the fichu was a new friend.
13
Still Winona felt it was daring, because the collar was low and sported a fichu of lace.
14
It had a soft fichu about the neck of yellowed muslin, with a pattern of little roses.
15
The air was warm and caressing, and he let his thin fichu slip away from his breasts.
16
She threw the door open and swept in, her skirts wide, a lace fichu around her neck.
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United Kingdom
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