foulard UK /fuːˈlɑːd/US /fuːˈlɑɹd/ noun2 •A lightweight silk or silk-and-cotton fabric, often with a printed pattern.The Empress and the little Grand Duchess wore simple suits of foulard (or foulard silk, I don't know which is proper,) with a small blue spot in it […] — 1869 •A piece of clothing, or a handkerchief, made with this fabric. formsfoulards