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fourreau|ˈfuːrəʊ|
[F. fourreau, lit. sheath, scabbard.]
A tight-fitting dress; an underslip as part of a dress. (Cf. slip n.3 4 c.)
1872Young Englishwoman Dec. 645/1 The fourreau dress, reminding one of modes of the First Empire. 1908[see sheath gown s.v. sheath1]. 1913in C. W. Cunnington Eng. Women's Clothing (1952) iii. 118 Evening gown..mounted on flesh pink marquisette with a fourreau of sea-green charmeuse. 1921Glasgow Herald 22 Jan. 4 A fourreau of black charmeuse, with which..is worn a simple over-dress of crepe de chine. 1927Observer 10 Apr. 22 The whole dress is also slit from throat to hem, permitting a glimpse of a contrasting fourreau. 1964O. Coburn tr. Braun-Ronsdorf's Wheel of Fashion 112/1 In such a sheath dress (called fourreau), which fitted the hips tightly..a lady could scarcely move. |