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Click on Bridesave.com/glossary  to check out their glossary of terms. Excellent source of information.
Here is a sample of some of what you will find there:


 I have divided the terms onto four separate pages, Click on the links below to go to the corresponding pages.

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 Click on the titles to each section below for details on each item in that corresponding list;
 below each title is a list of what you will find on that page.


Trains, Bustles, Skirts & Hemlines.

Hem Length
Floor
Handkerchief Hem
Intermission
Midi
Mini
Street
Tea
Back
Bustle
Butterfly
Skirt
Ballerina
Bouffant
Circular
Flared
Full
Mermaid
Slim
Tiered
Trumpet
Trains
Brush
Cathedral
Chapel
Court
Detached/Detachable
Royal
Sweep
Watteau

Necklines, Sleeves, Silhouettes, Back & Waist/Bodices.

Neckline
Bateau
Bertha Collar
Décolletage
Elizabethan Collar
Halter
Illusion
Jewel
Keyhole
Portrait
Queen Anne
Sabrina Neck
Scoop
Square Neck
Sweetheart
Wedding-Band Collar
Sleeves
Bishop
Cap
Dolman
Fitted
Gauntlet
Gibson
Gigot
Leg O'Mutton
Poet's
Pointed
Puff
Silhouette
A-Line
Ball Gown
Empire
Princess Waist
Sheath
Waist/Bodice
Antebellum
Asymmetrical
Basque
Bustier
Drop Waist
Eyelet
Raised Waistline
Strapless

 Fabrics & Lace.

Fabric

Brocade
Charmeuse
Chiffon
Crepe
Damask
Duchesse Satin

Dupioni
Faille
Gazar
Georgette

Jersey
Matelassé

Net
Organdy
Organza
Peau de Soie
Satin
Shantung
Silk
Silk Faced Satin
Taffeta
Tulle
Twill
Velvet

Lace

Alençon
Appliqué
Battenburg
Chantilly Lace
Dotted Swiss
Guipure
Ribbon Lace
Schiffli
Soutache
Venise

Headpieces and Veils.

Veil Lengths & types:

Headpieces:

blusher
cathedral
chapel
elbow
Finger tip
mantilla
pouf
raw & rolled edge
waltz.
back piece.
bun
butterfly
cap
crescent
crown
headband
spray
tiara
v-band
wreath

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This page was last updated 03/17/04 • This website, page, and all information contained are Copyright 2004 by Tina Amberg.  All rights reserved.