2. Noun. A fabric having a pattern woven into it, especially one in which the pattern stands out from a sheer background. ¹
3. Noun. The pattern itself. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Faconne
1. a patterned fabric [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Faconne
Literary usage of Faconne
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cornhill Magazine by George Smith (1908)
"... je les faconne—I give them some notions of Government.' And then he added,
with a certain vulgarity, which I think he affected,' Us sentent mauvais: ..."
2. Philosophical Works by John Locke, James Augustus St. John (1854)
"On s'y forme, on s'y faconne, comme a un exercise d'honneur: car la dissimulation
eat des plus notables ..."
3. Transactions of the Royal Society of Literature of the United Kingdom by Royal Society of Literature (Great Britain) (1834)
"... ou quelquefois celui de la piece qu'on faconne, selon les circonstances." Mem.
sur la Mus. ut supr. Avant- Prop. p. ..."
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