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Record 1 1999-09-07

English

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

18th and 19th c's: broad flat trimmings decorating a gown round the neck and down the front of the bodice, and sometimes continued down the borders of an open overskirt to the hem.

French

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

Riche bordure de tissu ou de fourrure qui pare les revers des vêtements, puis, plus spécifiquement, les devants de la robe à la française.

CONT

Au XVIIIe siècle, on appelait parement la longue bande, généralement ornée, qui bordait les devants de la robe à la française, étroite au corsage et s'élargissant le long du bas de robe.

Spanish

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