Large, square scarf used by women to cover the low neckline of a bodice. The word is of French origin. Piece or tissue of cloth that folded diagonally and was used as an ornament on the shoulder.
John Rene Plaut
FICH' French fichu, large, square scarf used as part of women's clothing to fill the neckline under the bodice, similarly, but more bulging, to how the man wore a handkerchief around his neck instead of a tie.
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