Exam 4: Vocab Flashcards
Stucco
French Rococo
Fine plaster used for coating wall surfaces or molding into architectural decorations.
Salon
French Rococo
Reception room in a large house
Grotto
French Rococo
A small picturesque cave especially in a garden or park
Piazza
Italian Baroque
An Italian public square or marketplace
Ziggurat Lantern
Italian Baroque
A lantern on top of a dome that is shaped like a spiraling ziggurat.
Baldachin
Italian Baroque
A canopy placed over an alter or throne
Parquet Floor
French Baroque
A floor made up of short strips or blocks of wool forming a pattern.
Mansard Roof
French Baroque
A roof with 2 slopes. Upper roof is very shallow while the lower roof is steep.
named after Francois Mansard
Colossal/ Giant Order
English Baroque
Architectural order extending beyond a single interior story of a house
Cavalier
A royalist supporter of the king that often attends court
Cassocks
A coat with wide full sleeves that ends about thigh length
Bodice
An under layer that was bonded or stiffened like a corset that had a long U shaped stomacher
Modest
A outer layer to a skirt
Secret
An under layer of the skirt
Virago Sleeves
Full puff sleeves that are sectioned off
Falling ruffs
Gathered collars that slope from the neck to the shoulders
Lovelock
A lock of hair that is longer than the rest
Cavalier style hat
A large wide brimmed hat
Slapsoles
A flat sole that attaches the front of the shoe
Petticoat Breeches
breeches that are actually a divided skirt
Cravat
A long narrow scarf like piece of fabric
Justacorps
Knee length coat that completely covers the breeches and waistcoat
Waistcoat
Slightly shorter and less full that the coat. NO SLEEVES
Corset
A woman’s tightly fitting undergarment that covers the chest and is worn to shape the figure
Mantua
A new style of gown where the bodice and skirt are cut in 1 length from shoulder to hem
Galosh
flat soled shoe with a cap to keep the shoe in place
Pantofles
heel-less slippers or mules
Tricorn
flat hat with the brim turned up at 1 or more points
Fontange
A device worn on top of the head composed of tiered ruffles
Patches
small fabric pieces that cover imperfections
Plumpers
small balls of wax placed on the cheeks to give the face a nice round shape.
Frockcoat
A man’s coat with a knee length skirt.
Type 1: Big and full coat
Type 2: Swept back and thinned out
Smocking
An embroidery technique used to gather the fabric so it can then stretch
Ditto Suit
Breeches, waist coat, and the frock coat are all made of the same fabric.
AKA a three piece suit. (think Pirates of the Caribbean)
Stocks
A linen square folded to form a high neck band
Jabot
An ornamental frill made of lace
Banyan
A comfortable loosely fitted garment.
night gown, morning gown, or dressing gown
Panniers
Undergarment that creates fullness at the sides and waist.
MEANS basket in French
Robe a la Francaise/ Watteau back
A french gown with a full pleated back and fitted front
Robe l’ Anglaise
A gown fitted in the front and fitted in the back
Stomacher
An elaborate decorated filler for the front of the gown
Engageants
Tiered ruffles on sleeves
Eschelles
Decorative bows or ribbons that mirror the rows of a ladder
Polonaise
A style where the outer-skirt was poofed or looped
Full- bottomed wig
A long wig similar to what a judge might wear
Queues
A lock or pigtail at the back of a wig.
think of a pony tail
Toupee
An elevated toll of top of the head.
bump it!
Chapeau Bras
A large flat hat
Hedgehog Fashion
A full wig with hair curling around the face
Mobcaps
A circular cap with frills
for married or older women
Spatterdashers
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)
Flying shuttle
A device that carries yarn across the fabric
Flannel
A soft wool with a napped surface
