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Record 1 2000-12-13

English

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

A showy trimming on a woman's gown.

OBS

furbelow: term often used in the plural.

OBS

... in the eighteenth century, was used to describe all forms of flounces, frills and pleated edging employed to decorate garments.

Key term(s)
  • furbelows

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
  • Costumes anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Bande d'étoffe plissée ou froncée, laissée libre d'un côté.

CONT

Le falbala (du provençal farbella = frange) était une sorte de volant plissé ou froncé que l'on fixait au bas des jupes.

OBS

falbala : terme souvent utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • falbalas

Spanish

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