Master C2-level vocabulary related to fashion history & tailoring. Highly precise, academic mastery.
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Which word means "Clothing; garments (literary or archaic)"?
Which word means "A fashionable milliner or dressmaker"?
Which word means "An additional item of dress or equipment"?
Which word means "A small handbag, originally a drawstring bag"?
Which word means "A showy ornament or trimming on a dress"?
Which word means "The design and manufacture of hats"?
Which word means "Ornamental work of fine wire formed into delicate tracery"?
Which word means "Flamboyant confidence and style"?
Which word means "A stiff fabric or hooped petticoat making a skirt stand out"?
Which word means "A long cloak or coat, typically fur-lined"?
Which word means "Made to order; custom-tailored"?
Which word means "Relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress"?
Which word means "Made of layers of fabric stitched together with padding"?
Which word means "Gathered into pleats or folds as decoration"?
Which word means "Neat and trim in dress and appearance"?
Which word means "Required by etiquette or current fashion"?
Which word means "A piece of armor protecting the throat; a decorative collar"?
Key words and definitions covered in this exercise
raiment
Clothing; garments (literary or archaic)
modiste
A fashionable milliner or dressmaker
accouterment
An additional item of dress or equipment
reticule
A small handbag, originally a drawstring bag
furbelow
A showy ornament or trimming on a dress
millinery
The design and manufacture of hats
filigree
Ornamental work of fine wire formed into delicate tracery
panache
Flamboyant confidence and style
crinoline
A stiff fabric or hooped petticoat making a skirt stand out
pelisse
A long cloak or coat, typically fur-lined
bespoke
Made to order; custom-tailored
sartorial
Relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress
quilted
Made of layers of fabric stitched together with padding
ruched
Gathered into pleats or folds as decoration
dapper
Neat and trim in dress and appearance
de rigueur
Required by etiquette or current fashion
gorget
A piece of armor protecting the throat; a decorative collar
Master C2-level vocabulary related to fashion history & tailoring. Highly precise, academic mastery. Includes 17 multiple choice questions. 17 vocabulary...
Which word means "Clothing; garments (literary or archaic)"?
Which word means "A fashionable milliner or dressmaker"?
Which word means "An additional item of dress or equipment"?
Which word means "A small handbag, originally a drawstring bag"?
Which word means "A showy ornament or trimming on a dress"?
Which word means "The design and manufacture of hats"?
Which word means "Ornamental work of fine wire formed into delicate tracery"?
Which word means "Flamboyant confidence and style"?
Which word means "A stiff fabric or hooped petticoat making a skirt stand out"?
Which word means "A long cloak or coat, typically fur-lined"?
Which word means "Made to order; custom-tailored"?
Which word means "Relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress"?
Which word means "Made of layers of fabric stitched together with padding"?
Which word means "Gathered into pleats or folds as decoration"?

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