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A 'fichu' is a large, square kerchief worn by women in the 18th century to fill in the low neckline of a bodice. The fichu was generally of linen fabric and was folded diagonally into a triangle and tied, pinned, or tucked into the bodice in front.

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★ Baumgarten, Linda: ''What Clothes Reveal: The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal America'', Yale University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-300-09580-5

★ Cunnington, C.Willett and Phillis Emily Cunnington: ''Handbook of English Costume in the Eighteenth Century''. London: Faber, 1972.

★ Payne, Blanche: ''History of Costume from the Ancient Egyptians to the Twentieth Century'', Harper & Row, 1965. No ISBN for this edition; ASIN B0006BMNFS

★ Ribeiro, Aileen: ''Dress in Eighteenth Century Europe 1715-1789'', Yale University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-300-09151-6

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★ Kerchief

★ Neckerchief

★ 1700-1750 in fashion

★ 1750-1795 in fashion