fichu
[ fish-oo; French fee-shy ]
/ ˈfɪʃ u; French fiˈʃü /
noun, plural fich·us [fish-ooz; French fee-shy] /ˈfɪʃ uz; French fiˈʃü/.
a woman's kerchief or shawl, generally triangular in shape, worn draped over the shoulders or around the neck with the ends drawn together on the breast.
Origin of fichu
1795–1805; < French: noun use of
fichu, past participle of
ficher to drive in, fix (informally, to throw, fling; hence, something put on hastily, loosely attached) < Vulgar Latin
*fīgicāre, for Latin
fīgere; cf.
finca
Words nearby fichu
fica,
fiche,
fichte,
fichtean,
fichtelgebirge,
fichu,
ficino,
fickle,
fickle-minded,
fico,
ficoll-hypaque technique
Example sentences from the Web for fichu
British Dictionary definitions for fichu
fichu
/ (ˈfiːʃuː) /
noun
a woman's shawl or scarf of some light material, worn esp in the 18th century
Word Origin for fichu
C19: from French: small shawl, from
ficher to fix with a pin, from Latin
fīgere to fasten,
fix