folding fan
Pleated cooling accessory
A folding fan is a handheld device for cooling oneself, consisting of rigid sticks or slats connected at one end and spread in an arc, with fabric or paper stretched between them.
When not in use, it collapses flat for easy carrying: She snapped open her folding fan and waved it languidly.
Historically associated with formal dress and warm climates, folding fans remain common in East Asian cultures and appear at outdoor summer events.
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- rice paperThin edible Asian wrapper
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- hand paintedDecorated manually with brushes
- JapaneseOf or from Nippon
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- foldablescamp chair, beach chair, lawn chair, director's chair, deck chair
- hand fanspunkah
- fan shapespeacock tail, fantail, tail feathers, river delta, delta
folding fanelectric fan
Motor-driven air mover
ceiling fan · box fan · desk fan · standing fan · industrial fan
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