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TXMI 4290 Test 1 - Romantic
History of the Dress test 1
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Undergraduate 3
02/01/2011

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Term
morning dress
Definition
most informal, often being made of lingerie type fabrics such as white cotton or fine linen with lace
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mancheron
Definition
decorative epaulettes placed at the shoulder
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marie sleeve
Definition
full to the wrist but tied in at intervals with ribbons or bands
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demi-gigot
Definition
full from shoulder to elbow, then fitted from elbow to the waist, often with an extension over the wrist
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gigot
Definition
full at the shoulder, gradually decreasing in size to the write where they ended in a fitted cuff
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imbecile
Definition
extremely full from shoulder to wrist, where they gathered into a fitted cuff
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pelisse - robe
Definition
dress for daytime that was adapted from the pelisse that was worn out-of-doors
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chemisettes
Definition
raised the necklines of daytime dresses, separate from the dress and could be worn with different bodices
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pelerines
Definition
wide, capelike collars that extended over the shoulders and down across the bosom
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santon
Definition
silk cravat worn over a ruff
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canezou
Definition
small, sleeveless spencer worn over a bodice
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a la chinoise
Definition
hair style, created by pulling back and side hair into a knot at the top of the head
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capote
Definition
one bonnet, had a soft fabric crown and a stiff brim
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gilet corsage
Definition
made in imitation of a mans waistcoat
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bishop sleeve
Definition
made with row of vertical pleats at the shoulder that released into a soft, full sleeve gathered to a fitted cuff at the wrist
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victoria
Definition
sleeve with puff at elbow
Term
ruchings
Definition
pleated or gathered strips of fabric
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berthas
Definition
wide, deep collars following the neckline
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bavolet
Definition
ruffle at the back of the neck to keep the sun off the neck
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drawn bonnets
Definition
fashionable bonnets made from concentric circles of metal, whalebone and covered in silk
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capotes
Definition
bonnet with soft crons and rigid brims
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mantlet
Definition
short garment rather like a hybrid between a shawl and a short mantle with points hanging down at either side of the front
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jeannette
Definition
cross or heart of pearls around the neck
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