volang

Swedish

kjol med volanger [dress with flounces]

Etymology

Borrowed from French volant. First attested in 1739.

Noun

volang c

1. a gathered (or pleated) piece of fabric (as decoration); a flounce, a frill, a ruffle

Declension

Declension of volang
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	volang	volangen	volanger	volangerna
Genitive	volangs	volangens	volangers	volangernas

See also

• krås (“ruffle”)
• rynkad (“gathered”)
• veckad (“pleated”)

References

• volang in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• volang in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• volang in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)