English Explanatory Dictionary

fogle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pocket handkerchief.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

fogle fogles

Etymology

Unclear. German Vogel (“bird”) has been suggested, the connection being bird's-eye, a fabric from which such handkerchiefs were made. Hotten (see References) suggests a connection with the Italian slang foglia (“pocket, purse”) or French argot fouille (“pocket”).

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