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SMOCKS [1 record]

Record 1 2006-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Needle Embroidery
DEF

A decorative embroidery or shirring designed especially to control fullness in garments and made by gathering cloth in regularly spaced round tucks held in place with fancy stitching.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Broderie à l'aiguille
DEF

Fronces décoratives, rebrodées sur l'endroit du tissu avec des soies de couleur.

CONT

Robe à smocks. Robe smockée.

Spanish

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