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Record 1 1999-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Period Costumes (Museums and Heritage)
  • Clothing Accessories
DEF

Decorative borders of deep indentations cut into edges of garments, inc. hats, 13th and 14th Cent.

OBS

Applied to hems, hoods, capes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Costumes anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Accessoires vestimentaires
DEF

Découpure, taillade (surtout d'une étoffe).

OBS

Mode allemande du XVe s., adoptée principalement à la cours de Bourgogne; elle consistait à découper les bords des vêtements et les manches, la patte du chaperon, etc.

Spanish

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