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fazzolet

/ˌfæzəˈlɛt/

fazzolet noun: a handkerchief.

Noun

fazzolet (plural fazzolets)

  1. (poetic, rare) A handkerchief.
    • She waves with her white hand
      Her white fazzolet,
      And her burning thoughts flash
      From her eyes' living jet.1821, James Gates Percival, “The Serenade”, in Poems

Forms of fazzolet

pluralfazzolets

Origin of fazzolet

Borrowed from Italian fazzoletto.

Questions about fazzolet

What does fazzolet mean?
Fazzolet means a handkerchief.
What part of speech is fazzolet?
Fazzolet is a noun.
How do you pronounce fazzolet?
Fazzolet is pronounced /ˌfæzəˈlɛt/.
What is the plural of fazzolet?
The plural of fazzolet is fazzolets.

Words near fazzolet in the dictionary

  1. Fazzan
  2. Fazzino
  3. Fazzinos
  4. Fazzio
  5. Fazzios
  6. fazzolet
  7. fazzolets
  8. Fazzān
  9. Faà di Bruno's formula
  10. faâl
  11. façadal

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