Etymograph

English

ajouré

Ajouré comes from French ajouré ‘perforated’.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentajouré‘perforated’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1929same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentajouré‘perforated’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1929same form

Earliest quotation: 1929, Bashford Dean, Catalogue of European Court Swords and Hunting Swords: “Thus, among numerous varieties, he may pick out at…”

Every English word from French ajouré

Today it means

noun A technique for creating patterns of open areas in fabric by tying woven threads together.

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