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Exam 4: Vocab Flashcards

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Stucco

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French Rococo

Fine plaster used for coating wall surfaces or molding into architectural decorations.

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Salon

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French Rococo

Reception room in a large house

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Grotto

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French Rococo

A small picturesque cave especially in a garden or park

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Piazza

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Italian Baroque

An Italian public square or marketplace

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Ziggurat Lantern

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Italian Baroque

A lantern on top of a dome that is shaped like a spiraling ziggurat.

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Baldachin

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Italian Baroque

A canopy placed over an alter or throne

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Parquet Floor

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French Baroque

A floor made up of short strips or blocks of wool forming a pattern.

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Mansard Roof

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French Baroque

A roof with 2 slopes. Upper roof is very shallow while the lower roof is steep.
named after Francois Mansard

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Colossal/ Giant Order

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English Baroque

Architectural order extending beyond a single interior story of a house

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Cavalier

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A royalist supporter of the king that often attends court

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Cassocks

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A coat with wide full sleeves that ends about thigh length

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Bodice

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An under layer that was bonded or stiffened like a corset that had a long U shaped stomacher

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Modest

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A outer layer to a skirt

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Secret

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An under layer of the skirt

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Virago Sleeves

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Full puff sleeves that are sectioned off

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Falling ruffs

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Gathered collars that slope from the neck to the shoulders

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Lovelock

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A lock of hair that is longer than the rest

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Cavalier style hat

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A large wide brimmed hat

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Slapsoles

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A flat sole that attaches the front of the shoe

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Petticoat Breeches

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breeches that are actually a divided skirt

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Cravat

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A long narrow scarf like piece of fabric

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Justacorps

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Knee length coat that completely covers the breeches and waistcoat

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Waistcoat

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Slightly shorter and less full that the coat. NO SLEEVES

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Corset

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A woman’s tightly fitting undergarment that covers the chest and is worn to shape the figure

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Mantua

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A new style of gown where the bodice and skirt are cut in 1 length from shoulder to hem

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Galosh

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flat soled shoe with a cap to keep the shoe in place

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Pantofles

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heel-less slippers or mules

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Tricorn

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flat hat with the brim turned up at 1 or more points

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Fontange

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A device worn on top of the head composed of tiered ruffles

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Patches

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small fabric pieces that cover imperfections

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Plumpers

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small balls of wax placed on the cheeks to give the face a nice round shape.

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Frockcoat

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A man’s coat with a knee length skirt.

Type 1: Big and full coat
Type 2: Swept back and thinned out

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Smocking

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An embroidery technique used to gather the fabric so it can then stretch

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Ditto Suit

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Breeches, waist coat, and the frock coat are all made of the same fabric.

AKA a three piece suit. (think Pirates of the Caribbean)

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Stocks

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A linen square folded to form a high neck band

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Jabot

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An ornamental frill made of lace

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Banyan

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A comfortable loosely fitted garment.

night gown, morning gown, or dressing gown

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Panniers

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Undergarment that creates fullness at the sides and waist.

MEANS basket in French

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Robe a la Francaise/ Watteau back

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A french gown with a full pleated back and fitted front

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Robe l’ Anglaise

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A gown fitted in the front and fitted in the back

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Stomacher

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An elaborate decorated filler for the front of the gown

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Engageants

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Tiered ruffles on sleeves

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Eschelles

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Decorative bows or ribbons that mirror the rows of a ladder

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Polonaise

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A style where the outer-skirt was poofed or looped

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Full- bottomed wig

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A long wig similar to what a judge might wear

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Queues

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A lock or pigtail at the back of a wig.

think of a pony tail

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Toupee

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An elevated toll of top of the head.

bump it!

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Chapeau Bras

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A large flat hat

49
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Hedgehog Fashion

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A full wig with hair curling around the face

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Mobcaps

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A circular cap with frills

for married or older women

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Spatterdashers

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A protective covering that extended from the top of the shoe to just below the knee,

(Spats.. think of a Halloween costume to a pirate)

52
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Flying shuttle

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A device that carries yarn across the fabric

53
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Flannel

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A soft wool with a napped surface

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