Quiz - March 6th Flashcards
“Modeste”
Outer layer of a skirt
“Secret”
Under layer of a skirt
“Virago Sleeves”
Sleeves with a series of puffs
“Whisk”
Wide lace collar or band of linen for women
“Mantua” or “Manteau”
New construction of a woman’s garment with panel of fabric running from the shoulders to the ground (on the back).
“Fontage” (F) / “Comode” (E)
That hat that Jayne wore in The Country Wife
“Pantofles”
Heel-less slippers or mules
“Pomander Balls”
Metal balls filled with incense.
“Patches”
Small fabric shapes worn on the face to cover imperfections or skin blemishes.
“Plumpers”
Wax worn inside the cheeks
“Leading Strings”
Small rope-like strings used to help hold the child upright when she/he learned to walk.
“Ribbons of Childhood”
Flat strings falling from the shoulders.
“Biggins”
Caps children wore
“Tailclouts”/”Nappies/”Diapers”
Diapers
“Stays”/”Staybands”/”Rollers”
When the bands were removed, they were replaced by thick cording or quilted material that was tide tightly around the body. Intended to prevent umbilical hernias or to promote upright posture.
“Carrying Frocks”
Long gowns that children wore
“Going Frocks”
Shorter gowns/dresses that children wore.
“Muckinder”
Handkerchief
“Pudding”
A padded cap that children wore.
“Macaronis”
The men who adopted French and Italian-inspired fashions during the last half of the 20th century.
“Fashion Babies”
Those baby dolls that the English would send to America so that they knew what the fashion was.
“Anglomania”
A French fad for things English
“Redingotes”
Coat dress derived from English men’s riding coats.
“Drawers”
Underwear worn beneath breeches
“Steinkirk”
Style of the cravat in which the tie pulled through the buttonhole and twisted loosely.
“Boot cuffs”
Full attached cuffs that that reached the elbow
“Fall”
Square central flap that buttoned to the waistline.
“Frock Coats”
Cut looser and shorter than dress coats that had flat, turned-down collars.
“Smock Frock”
Loosely fitted washable linen outer garment
“Smocking”
Style of embroidery. That block with the square on the inside.
“Ditto Suit”
Three piece suit.
“Surtouts”
Greatcoats
“Indian Gowns”/”Banyans”
Comfortable loosely fitted garments variously known as nightgowns.
“Full-Bottomed Wigs”
Wigs worn until the 1730s
“Toupee”/”Foretop”
Brushing the hair straight back from the forehead and into a slightly elevated roll.
“Queues”
Lock or pigtail at the back
“Club Wigs”/”Catogans”
When queues were doubled up on themselves.
“Chapeau Bras”
Three Cornered Hat
“Tricorns”/”Bicornes”
Three cornered and two cornered hats
“Splatter-dashes”
Spats
“Paniers”/”Hoops”
Cages underneath skirts
“Cambric”
Plain-weave, fine, white linen
“Dimity”
Cotton with a woven, lengthwise cord
“Flannel”/”Calico”
Soft wool with a napped surface.
“Stays”
Corsets
“Jumps”
Loose, unboned bodices worn at home.
“Sacque”/”Robe Battante”/”Robe Valante”/”Innocente”
Gown that was unbelted, loose from the shoulders to the floor.
“Pet-en-lair”
Short, hip-length version worn with a separate, gathered skirt
“Mantua-style Gown”
Cut into one piece from shoulder to hem that was fitted to the body in front and back.
“Pinners”
Circular caps worn with a single or double frills around the edge that were placed flat on the mob caps”
Robe á la Française
Full pleated cut at the back and a fitted front.
“Wattaeu back”
Loose fitting pleated back styles
“Robe à l’Anglaise”
Close fit in the front and the back
“Eschelles”
Ribbons covering the stomachers.
“Engageants” (Ongaj-ahnts)
Ruffles at the end of sleeves
“Casaquin”
Jacket
“Tete de Mouton”
Hair worn in tight curls
“Bergere”/”Shepherdess Hats”
Large flat straw hats with low crowns and wide brims”
“False Rump”
Beginning of bustle. Small pad.
“Polonaise”
Overdress and petticoat in which the overskirt was puffed and looped by means of tapes and rings sewn into the skirt.
“Round Gowns”
Gowns closed all the way down the front
“Redingote Dresses”
Resembled buttoned greatcoats or English riding coats with wide lapels or revers at the neck.
“Chemise à la reine”
White muslin gown that resembled the chemise undergarments of the period. Had a waistline and a soft, fuller gathered skirt.
“Hedgehog Fashion”
Hair curled, full and wide around the face and long locks hanging at the back.
“Calashes”/”Caleches”
Hoods large enough to cover the hair. Series of semi-hoops sewn into the hood at intervals.
“Latchets”
Side pieces on shoes that fastened over the instep.
“Pattens”
Overshoes that protect against wet and muddy surfaces”
“Wash Balls”
A combination of rice powder, flour, starch, white lead and orris root that women used instead of soap.
“Skeleton Suit”
Costume worn by children with straight trousers, a white shirt with wide collar that finished in a ruffled edge and a jacket that was either a shorter simplified version of adults or cut to the waist and double breasted.
