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GOFFERED [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-09-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Period Costumes (Museums and Heritage)
- Clothing Accessories
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ruff
1, record 1, English, ruff
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A circular collar of cambric, lawn or such-like material, in the form of a starched and goffered frill radiating from the neck; at first attached to the skirt collar band but by 1570 it had become a separate article. 1, record 1, English, - ruff
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Costumes anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
- Accessoires vestimentaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fraise
1, record 1, French, fraise
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Accessoire du costume masculin et féminin à la fin du XVIe et au XVIIe siècle : collerette plissée et empesée, portée dans tous les pays de l'Europe occidentale et de forme et de volume très différents selon les pays et les périodes. 1, record 1, French, - fraise
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1983-05-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Greek kilt 1, record 2, English, Greek%20kilt
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a kind of skirt that is goffered and starched, and a part of Greek national dress 1, record 2, English, - Greek%20kilt
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fustanelle 1, record 2, French, fustanelle
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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