ficelle noun.
[fisɛl (pl. same), fɪ'sɛl] L19.[French = string.]1. The off-white colour of much string. Only
attrib. or in
comb., as
ficelle-colour,
ficelle-coloured.
L19.2. A (stage) device, an artifice.
L19.■ G. Murray Raids on women were a real cause of war, but they were also a..favourite ficelle of fiction. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲