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  • 11ruching — ˈrüshiŋ noun ( s) Etymology: ruche (I) + ing : a pleated, fluted, or gathered strip of fabric (as lace, net, ribbon) used for trimming usually in rows and especially on women s garments …

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  • 12Palaung language — Palaung Spoken in Burma, China, Thailand Ethnicity Palaung Native speakers ca. 560,000  (1982–2000) Language family Austro Asiatic …

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  • 131870s in fashion — 1870s fashion in European and European influenced clothing is characterized by a gradual return to a narrow silhouette after the full skirted fashions of the 1850s and 1860s. Women s fashionsOverviewBy 1870, fullness in the skirt had moved to the …

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  • 14Coquille — Co*quille (k[ o]*k[=e]l ; F. k[ o] k[=e] y ), n. [F.] Lit., a shell; hence: (a) A shell or shell like dish or mold in which viands are served. (b) The expansion of the guard of a sword, dagger, etc. (c) A form of ruching used as a dress trimming… …

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  • 15ruche — or ruching noun Etymology: French ruche literally, beehive, from Medieval Latin rusca bark Date: 1827 a pleated, fluted, or gathered strip of fabric used for trimming • ruched adjective …

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  • 16Ball gown — A ball gown is the most formal female attire for social occasions. According to rules of etiquette, a ball gown must be worn where white tie or evening dress is specified on the invitation. It is traditionally a full skirted gown reaching at… …

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  • 171840s in fashion — 1840s fashion in European and European influenced clothing is characterized by a narrow, natural shoulder line following the exaggerated puffed sleeves of the later 1820s and 1830s. The narrower shoulder was accompanied by a lower waistline for… …

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  • 181850s in fashion — 1850s fashion in European and European influenced clothing is characterized by an increase in the width of women s skirts supported by crinolines or hoops, and the beginnings of dress reform. For men, the introduction of the sack coat as informal …

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  • 19Sweater design — is a specialization of fashion design in which knitted sweaters are designed to fulfil certain aesthetic, functional and commercial criteria. The designer typically considers factors such as the insulating power of the sweater (and its resulting… …

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  • 20Gather (knitting) — In knitting, a gather is a generic term for the several methods that draw stitches closer together laterally, i.e., within a row of knitting. Common methods include: In binding, a yarn loop is passed over 2 or more stitches in the same row… …

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