french cuff

French cuff

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [french kuhf]
- /frɛntʃ kʌf/
- /frentʃ kʌf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [french kuhf]
- /frɛntʃ kʌf/

Definitions of french cuff words

noun french cuff a double cuff formed by folding back a wide band at the end of a sleeve, usually fastened by a cuff link. 1
noun french cuff shirtsleeve style: folded at end 1
noun french cuff a double cuff formed by a backward fold of the material 0
noun french cuff a double cuff, as on the sleeve of a shirt, that is turned back on itself and fastened with a cuff link 0

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Origin of french cuff

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for French cuff

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of French cuff

french cuff popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.