Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

french cuff

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: french cuff
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of shirt cuff that is folded back on itself and then fastened with a cuff link. Usually considered more formal than a buttoned cuff.

Example Sentences

"1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure He was small, delicate features, pretty eyes, white dress shirt with French cuffs & cufflinks (which makes me crazy!) […] He had a tie stuck in his pocket, too, like he just got out of work."

Inflected Forms

French cuffs (plural)

Synonyms

double cuff

Questions

What does french cuff mean?: A style of shirt cuff that is folded back on itself and then fastened with a cuff link. Usually considered more formal than a buttoned cuff.

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