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[A thin strip] of cartilage from the mouths of baleen whales that [was] used for stiffening stays, bodice, calash bonnets and petticoat hoops.  2, fiche 1, Anglais, - whalebone

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... whalebone was an important fashion tool—however, it wasn’t made out of bone, but whale baleen. Dried baleen was flexible yet strong, and used to create structure in clothing, such as tight corsets, used by high-fashion women to present a curvy waistline...  3, fiche 1, Anglais, - whalebone

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Lame de corne flexible que l'on fabriquait à partir de fanons de baleine et qui entrait notamment dans la confection des corsets.  2, fiche 1, Français, - baleine

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Fiche 2,  Justifications,  Anglais

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A whalebone whale("Balaenoptera musculus") with a gray or blue-gray back and yellowish or grayish belly : the largest animal that ever lived, reaching a length of over 100 feet.  3, fiche 2, Anglais, - blue%20whale

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A mammal of the family Balaenopteridae.  4, fiche 2, Anglais, - blue%20whale

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Mammifère de la famille des Balaenopteridae.  4, fiche 2, Français, - rorqual%20bleu

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Fiche 3,  Justifications,  Anglais

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A leg-of-mutton sleeve.  2, fiche 3, Anglais, - gigot%20sleeve

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Leg-of-mutton: having a full upper arm and a fitted lower arm and wrist -- used of the sleeve of a woman’s garment.  2, fiche 3, Anglais, - gigot%20sleeve

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Popular in the second quarter of the nineteenth century, and still used somewhat at present, this sleeve is full at the shoulder, gradually decreases in size to the elbow, and is tight at the wristline. Lining, a pad, or a whalebone support kept the upper sleeve at a distended size.  3, fiche 3, Anglais, - gigot%20sleeve

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"Tapered sleeve", found on a poorly documented record, is not shown as a synonym because it could not be confirmed in a reliable source.  4, fiche 3, Anglais, - gigot%20sleeve

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Manche de corsage, très ample et gonflée, dans la partie supérieure, par des plis ou des fronces.  3, fiche 3, Français, - manche%20%C3%A0%20gigot

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Des manches à gigots.  4, fiche 3, Français, - manche%20%C3%A0%20gigot

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Fiche 4,  Justifications,  Anglais

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An under-petticoat variously distended with cane, wire or whalebone hoops.  2, fiche 4, Anglais, - hoop%20petticoat

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The hoop petticoat ... was bell-shaped and consisted of three or more hoops of wood, metal or cane, suspended on tapes from the waist.  3, fiche 4, Anglais, - hoop%20petticoat

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Espèce de jupon fait de toile, cousue sur des cerceaux de baleine, placés au-dessus les uns des autres, de manière que celui d'en bas est le plus étendu et que les autres vont en diminuant à mesure qu'ils s'approchent du milieu du corps.  2, fiche 4, Français, - panier

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XVIIIe siècle.  3, fiche 4, Français, - panier

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Fiche 5,  Justifications,  Anglais

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About 1545 appeared the farthingale... a petticoat reinforced by a series of graduated hoops of cane, whalebone, or wire. Its shape was that of a cone. The material... was woollen, silk, satin, or velvet, usually of a brilliant colour. Fifty yards of whalebone might be used, in addition to buckram.(The History of Underclothes, 1951, p. 50).  1, fiche 5, Anglais, - farthingale

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farthingale worn, with rigid lowcut bodice, small ruffles, starched, fanlike collars with fancy edges. (This is Fashion, 1943, p. 130).  1, fiche 5, Anglais, - farthingale

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Mode espagnole de la fin du XVe s. introduite en France au XVIe s. Jupon de grosse toile tendue sur de gros fils de fer qui soutenait les jupes. (vertugadin en entonnoir) Au buste triangulaire long, [...] on ajoute en un temps le vertugadin, ustensile d'osier puis de cercles de fer, qui remplaça sous Henri III, un bourrelet matelassé, et qui devint aussi envahissant qu'une roue de carrosse. (Le costume, pourquoi et comment, 1967, p. 35).  1, fiche 5, Français, - vertugadin

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Fiche 6,  Justifications,  Anglais

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Any of various carved or engraved useful or decorative articles(as canes, cribbage boards, corset stays, snuff boxes, or small pieces of statuary) sometimes coloured by brushing ink into the engraved lines and made especially by American whalemen esp. from whalebone or whale ivory.  1, fiche 6, Anglais, - scrimshaw

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Renseignement confirmé par Mme Choquette-Devaux, Section des Musées.  1, fiche 6, Français, - ivoire%20sculpt%C3%A9%20et%20grav%C3%A9

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Fiche 7,  Justifications,  Anglais

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E. he may--(...) The wine is handed to him by an expert. It is taken from the cask in a venencia, a narrow silver container attached to the end of a(...) whalebone handle.  1, fiche 7, Anglais, - sample%20the%20wine

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E.taste-vin: petit verre (...) qui sert à -- ou le moût, afin d'en vérifier la densité, la limpidité et la saveur.  1, fiche 7, Français, - %C3%A9chantillonner%20le%20vin

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