fougère
/fˈaʊɡɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Fougères are built on an accord between lavender and coumarin, with every conceivable variation and elaboration."
- "Drakkar Noir, however, was not the kind of fragrance you would want to douse yourself with. It was one of the early aromatic fougeres, and a stonking powerhouse."
- "In this example, a fougère type of perfume is inspired by the idea of what a fern would smell like (fougère is the French word for fern). Although some ferns have a light fragrance, the scent of a fougère perfume is an imaginary concept created by the perfumer using the unique scent of coumarin."