fazzolet

fazzolet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fazzoletto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfæzəˈlɛt/, /ˈfæzəlɛt/

Noun

fazzolet (plural fazzolets)

1. (poetic, rare) A handkerchief.
   • 1821, James Gates Percival, "The Serenade", in Poems

     She waves with her white hand
     Her white fazzolet,
     And her burning thoughts flash
     From her eyes' living jet.