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Meaning of "fichu" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FICHU

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

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FICHU

ˈfiːʃuː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FICHU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fichu is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FICHU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fichu

A fichu is a large, square kerchief worn by women to fill in the low neckline of a bodice. It originated in the United Kingdom in the 18th century and remained popular there and in France through the 19th with many variations, as well as in the United States. The fichu was generally of linen fabric and was folded diagonally into a triangle and tied, pinned, or tucked into the bodice in front.

Definition of fichu in the English dictionary

The definition of fichu in the dictionary is a woman's shawl or scarf of some light material, worn esp in the 18th century.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FICHU

achoo · cashew · chew · chou · choux · Honshu · horseshoe · issue · Kitakyushu · Kiushu · Kyushu · lassu · Manchu · Mogadishu · shoe · shoo · snowshoe · tissue · Wenzhou · wushu

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FICHU

ficain · fice · fiche · Fichte · ficin · Ficino · fickle · fickleness · fickly · fico · fictile · fiction · fictional · fictionalisation · fictionalise · fictionality · fictionalization · fictionalize · fictionally · fictioneer

WORDS THAT END LIKE FICHU

bahu · bhikhu · buchu · catechu · Dien Bien Phu · hu · huhu · Jehu · Machu Picchu · Netanyahu · Oahu · Penghu · saddhu · sadhu · Sesshu · sgian-dhu · skean dhu · skean-dhu · Thimphu · Wuhu

Synonyms and antonyms of fichu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fichu» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FICHU

Find out the translation of fichu to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fichu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fichu» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

fichu
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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fichu
570 millions of speakers
en

English

fichu
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

लैस का दुपट्टा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البنيقة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

косынки
278 millions of speakers
pt

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fichu
270 millions of speakers
bn

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fichu
260 millions of speakers
fr

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fichu
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Fichu
190 millions of speakers
de

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fichu
180 millions of speakers
ja

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フィシュー
130 millions of speakers
ko

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fichu
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Fichu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khăn choàng nhỏ hình tam giác
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

fichu
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

फिचु
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

üçgen atkı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

fazzoletto da collo
65 millions of speakers
pl

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fichu
50 millions of speakers
uk

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косинки
40 millions of speakers
ro

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fichu
30 millions of speakers
el

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γυναικείο μαντήλι του λαιμού
15 millions of speakers
af

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fichu
14 millions of speakers
sv

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Fichu
10 millions of speakers
no

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Fichu
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fichu

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FICHU»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FICHU»

Discover the use of fichu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fichu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Complete Costume Dictionary
fichu Antoinette: Crinoline .. (1840—1865 GB). United King) dom. Introduced in 1857, wom' an's summer morning fine muslin fichu that was trimmed in black lace and narrow velvet ribbon. It fastened in back with small bow and covered the ...
Elizabeth J. Lewandowski, 2011
2
The Dictionary of Fashion History
Fichu (F) Period: 1816 to early 20th century. A term replacing the handkerchief or neckerchief, being a length of usually flimsy material worn round the neck and shoulders. Fichu Antoinette (F) Period: 1857. For summer wear, a morning fichu of ...
Valerie Cumming, C. W. Cunnington, P. E. Cunnington, 2010
3
THE YOUNG ENGLISHWOMAN
8 — 10. Patterns for Fichus and Collar. No. 8. This fichu, or rather collar, consists of a strip of muslin 24 inches long, 1} inches wide, hemmed at the upper and on the right side, and at the lower edge on the wrong side. In front two pointed ...
4
Victorian Fashions and Costumes from Harper's Bazar, 1867-1898
Fig. a: puffed tulle and lace fichu. Fig. b: tulle, lace insertion,and lacecollar. Fig. c: Swiss muslin andlace fichu. Fig. d: pleated Swiss muslin and lace fichu. Fig. e: Swiss muslin, lace insertion andlace fichu. Fig. f: white pleated tulle fichu.
Stella Blum, 2012
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Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French
2 Se ficher dedans: a To 'make a boo-boo', to make a blunder. b To 'land oneself in it', to get oneself into trouble. 3 Se ficher en l'air: a To get killed. Il s'est fichu en l 'air sur l'autoroute: He got shunted to kingdom come on the motorway. b To ...
E A Lovatt Esq, R J H, R. J. H 'erail, 2005
6
Glossalalia: An Alphabet of Critical Keywords
Fichu. I. wonder. if. l. am. dead. l wonder if, on this quilt, this shouldn't be translated: Je. me. demande. si. je. suis. fichu. Friendship and Album Quilts contain inscriptions, signatures, SCRAPS from the clothes of the signers ( Roderick Kiracofe, ...
Julian Wolfreys, 2003
7
Dictionnaire FRANÇAIS-TSHILUBA et TSHILUBA-FRANÇAIS
... fichu n.m. lupolo lwa mutu, katambala fichu, e adj. --bi, --a tshianana, --a patupu; fichu métier, mudimu wa tshianana; ily a une fichue différence, kudi dishilangana dinene; c‟est fichu, kuajiki; c‟est bien fichu, ntshienza bimpe; être 192.
Mathieu Kayoka Mudingay
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Derrida: A Biography
In his dream, which, if we are to believe him, was euphoric, Benjamin says this to himself, in French: I] s'agissait de changer en fichu une poésie [It was about changing a poem into a fichu].” As Benjamin, one of the authors most preoccupied ...
Benoit Peeters, 2013
9
English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century: A ...
... 201, 203, 244, 245, 246, 247 Fans, circular, 41, 42, 46, 112 — Cora, 173 — Duvelleroy, 188 — mirror, 5 2 — sandalwood, 223 Fashions, revival of, 1 8 — and Sex-attraction, 24 — Table of, Vertical Epoch, 3 3 Ferronieres, 117, 124 Fichu, 49, ...
C. Willett Cunnington, 2013
10
Speaking Better French: More Key Words and Expressions
Je peux pas faire démarrer cette fichue bagnole ! Je suis fichu ! Ça a bien marché hier, mais maintenant c'est fichu. In the first book in this series, Speaking Better French, The Key Words and Expressions, we discussed Je m'en fiche and Je ...
Saul H. Rosenthal, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FICHU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fichu is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fanzone N°433 - He is back ! Et il a les dents...
Mais je croyais que c'était fichu pour les droits de TINTIN, c'était tombé dans les oubliettes et repris par une firme d'animation française ? «AlloCiné, Jun 15»
2
Substantifique moelle
... le boulot, de la belle ouvrage, comme disait le poète qui estimait avoir bien le fichu droit de jouer avec le genre des noms, de qualité totale. «Le Devoir, Jun 15»
3
Ces cosplays prouvent que les dessins animés des années 2000 …
Le cosplay est fichu à cause de ça !!!! :@ Même pas capable de faire les choses bien :o. Samuraï Jack :bave: Répondre à ce commentaire. 21. «Hitek.fr, May 15»
4
Are scarves the new 'power' accessory for women? May 25, 2015
The fichu is a typical 18th- and 19th-century style that can be seen as the forerunner of modern scarves. A piece of fabric worn lightly draped on ... «Fortune, May 15»
5
A scarf can mean many things – but above all, prestige
The fichu is a typical 18th- and 19th-century style that can be seen as the forerunner of modern scarves. A piece of fabric worn lightly draped on ... «The Conversation US, May 15»
6
Nos conseils mode pour créer 5 tenues intemporelles et chics
Vous pouvez aussi porter un fichu ou un chapeau à large bord pour finaliser votre look. Et n'oubliez pas de vous protéger du soleil pendant ... «Le Huffington Post Quebec, May 15»
7
Pouvoir invisible et auto-tyrannie, ou Pouvoir visible ?
... n'est pas fait pour les tailleurs, pardon pour les costumes), l'autre, porte très bien le costume sur mesure, il a un corps d'asiatique mieux fichu ... «Info Thaïlande, Apr 15»
8
Outlander's Ron Moore & Terry Dresbach on Tartans, Redcoats and …
All the men are bundled up to their chins and here's this woman and she's not covered and we could have put what's called a fichu on her, ... «Jezebel, Apr 15»
9
La bonne politique fiscale selon Piketty
On n'est donc pas fichu en Europe? Non, parce qu'on a par exemple un système éducatif qui est bien meilleur qu'aux États-Unis, qui est ... «monargent.be, Apr 15»
10
Mode à Milan: des femmes de caractère, maternelle, guerrière ou …
Certes, elle noue parfois un fichu sur la tête et utilise un cabas géant pour faire ses courses... Mais c'est un cabas en vison ou en peau de ... «Le Parisien, Mar 15»
REFERENCE
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