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.
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.
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Trains, Bustles, Skirts & Hemlines.
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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 |
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Necklines, Sleeves, Silhouettes, Back & Waist/Bodices.
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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 |
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Fabrics & Lace.
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Fabric
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Brocade
Charmeuse
Chiffon
Crepe
Damask
Duchesse Satin |
Dupioni
Faille
Gazar
Georgette
Jersey
Matelassé
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Net
Organdy
Organza
Peau de Soie
Satin
Shantung |
Silk
Silk Faced Satin
Taffeta
Tulle
Twill
Velvet |
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Lace
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Alençon
Appliqué
Battenburg |
Chantilly Lace
Dotted Swiss
Guipure |
Ribbon Lace
Schiffli |
Soutache
Venise |
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Headpieces and Veils.
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Veil Lengths & types:
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Headpieces:
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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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