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prettygoodwordfichu (FISH-oo, French fee-SHY) - n., a woman's lightweight triangular scarf worn over the shoulders and tied in front.
Or sometimes tucked into the bodice. Worn as a scarf/shawl or to fill in a low neckline. Older styles also included sort of folding the ends over as a sort of partial wraparound, but the usual image we have today looks something like:
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Though worn in the late 18th century, it was first called that in English around 1800, taking the (naturally) French word, which is a nominal use of the past participle of ficher to fix/throw on, with a strong connotation of something just thrown on hastily), from Vulgar Latin *figicare, from Latin figere to fasten.
And that wraps up a week of 5 x 5s. Next week, a sequel theme.
---L.
Or sometimes tucked into the bodice. Worn as a scarf/shawl or to fill in a low neckline. Older styles also included sort of folding the ends over as a sort of partial wraparound, but the usual image we have today looks something like:
Thanks, WikiMedia!
Though worn in the late 18th century, it was first called that in English around 1800, taking the (naturally) French word, which is a nominal use of the past participle of ficher to fix/throw on, with a strong connotation of something just thrown on hastily), from Vulgar Latin *figicare, from Latin figere to fasten.
And that wraps up a week of 5 x 5s. Next week, a sequel theme.
---L.
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