Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foulard

/fuːˈlɑɹd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: foulard
IPA: /fuːˈlɑɹd/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lightweight silk or silk-and-cotton fabric, often with a printed pattern.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A piece of clothing, or a handkerchief, made with this fabric.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Empress and the little Grand Duchess wore simple suits of foulard (or foulard silk, I don't know which is proper,) with a small blue spot in it […]"
"A lot of foulard tie bulged out and was rain-spotted above his crossed lapels."
""Frammis on the Antispode": The doubletalk heading this paragraph takes the sting out of Mr. Ruark's comment, even if his gay colored foulard Sinatra bow tie didn't contradict his comment[.]"

Etymology

Borrowed from French foulard.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fuːˈlɑɹd/
British English: /fuːˈlɑːd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

foulards (plural)

Rhymes With

hard card guard yard regard filter card sd card barred gerard disregard discard retard

Questions

How do you pronounce foulard?: The recorded pronunciation is /fuːˈlɑɹd/.
What does foulard mean?: A lightweight silk or silk-and-cotton fabric, often with a printed pattern.
Where does foulard come from?: Borrowed from French foulard.

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