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Definitions for Fichu

[1] 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.
[2] a woman's shawl or scarf of some light material, worn esp in the 18th century

Words related to Fichu

cloth, stole, scarf, choker, mantle, shawl, cope, cloak, wrapper, cardinal, wrap, poncho, gabardine, tippet, pelisse, Vandyke, capote, mantilla, tabard, dolman

Words nearby Fichu

fica, fiche, fichte, fichtean, fichtelgebirge, fichu, ficino, fickle, fickle-minded, fico, ficoll-hypaque technique

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

Word origin for Fichu

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

Synonyms for Fichu

Vandyke, capote, cardinal, cloak, cope, dolman, gabardine, mantilla, mantle, pelisse, poncho, shawl, tabard, tippet, wrap, wrapper, bertha, manteau, mantelletta, overdress, paletot, pelerine, talma, victorine