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bergère [2 records]

Record 1 2000-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Home Furniture
DEF

An upholstered armchair, or one with caved seat, back, and sides and loose cushions, especially in a 18th-century French style.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier domestique
DEF

Fauteuil orné d'oreilles.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hats and Millinery
DEF

Woman's straw hat with low crown and a wide floppy-type brim tied under the chin.

CONT

... self-consciously rustic straw hat called the bergere, which originated in France. It has a flat crown and a wide brim and is usually tied under the chin by ribbons. Despite its antecedents, it is a sophisticated hat, worn in town as much as in the country.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chapellerie
DEF

Chapeau [...] en paille, pour le jardin, [...] de forme fantaisiste ou théâtrale.

Spanish

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