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frou-frous

frou-frous is the plural of frou-frou.

Meaning of frou-frou

Noun

frou-frou (plural frou-frous)

  1. (onomatopoeic) A rustling sound, particularly the rustling of a large silk dress.
    • The modern frou-frou of satin and gros-de-Naples skirts is nothing to the rustling of brocaded silks.1870 June 4, Athenaeum, page 734

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Questions about frou-frous

What is frou-frous the plural of?
Frou-frous is the plural of frou-frou.

Words near frou-frous in the dictionary

  1. frottola
  2. frottole
  3. frou-frou
  4. frou-froued
  5. frou-frouing
  6. frou-frous
  7. Froud
  8. Froude
  9. Froude number
  10. Froude numbers
  11. froufrou

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