Farthingale Definitions

Useful Words

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Half-Slip : شمیض , Ballet Skirt : چھوٹا اسکرٹ جو رقص کے لئے پہنا جاتا ہے , Hobble Skirt : تنگ اسکرٹ , Gown : گاوٴن , Blouse : کرتی , Kilt : گھاگھرا , Bloomers : زیر جامہ , Stomacher : سینے اور معدہ کو ڈھکنے والا جڑاٴو پیش پوش , Kirtle : عورتوں کا چوغا , Yashmac : وہ کپڑا جسے مسلمان خواتین چہرہ ڈھانپنے کے لئے استعمال کرتی ہیں , Stole : چنری , Tiara : تاج جو عموماً عورتیں پہنتی ہیں , Wimple : خواتین کا سر ڈھانپنے کا کپڑا , Mobcap : زنانہ ٹوپی , Garter Belt : ایک قسم کی زنانہ پٹی , Bustier : رات کو پہنا جا نے والا عورتوں کا مختصر لباس , Abaya : عبایہ , Burka : برقہ , Babushka : روسی ضعیف عورت کے سر کا رومال , Necklace : ہار , Haick : عمامہ , Peplos : وہ کپڑا جو قدیم یونان میں عورتیں پہنا کرتی تھی , Salwar : شلوار , Saree : ہندوستانی لباس , Rebozo : مفلر , Hijab : حجاب , Periwig : قدیم زمانے کا وگ , Mantua : ڈھیلا لبادہ جو سترہویں اور اٹھارویں صدیوں میں پہنا جاتا تھا , A-Line : خواتین کا لباس , Classicalism : قدیم ادب کی تقلید , Hiawatha : امریکی سردار

Useful Words Definitions

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Half-Slip: undergarment worn under a skirt.

Ballet Skirt: very short skirt worn by ballerinas.

Hobble Skirt: a long skirt very narrow below the knees, worn between 1910 and 1914.

Gown: a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions.

Blouse: a top worn by women.

Kilt: a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland.

Bloomers: underpants worn by women.

Stomacher: garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century.

Kirtle: a long dress worn by women.

Yashmac: the face veil worn by Muslim women.

Stole: a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women.

Tiara: a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.

Wimple: headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women.

Mobcap: large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn indoors by women.

Garter Belt: a wide belt of elastic with straps hanging from it; worn by women to hold up stockings.

Bustier: a close-fitting and strapless top without sleeves that is worn by women either as lingerie or for evening dress.

Abaya: (Arabic) a loose black robe from head to toe; traditionally worn by Muslim women.

Burka: a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan.

Babushka: a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin; worn by Russian peasant women.

Necklace: jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women).

Haick: an outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa.

Peplos: a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist.

Salwar: a pair of light loose trousers with a tight fit around the ankles; worn by women from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a kameez).

Saree: a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body.

Rebozo: a long woolen or linen scarf covering the head and shoulders (also used as a sling for holding a baby); traditionally worn by Latin-American women.

Hijab: a headscarf worn by Muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face.

Periwig: a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Mantua: loose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries.

A-Line: women`s clothing that has a fitted top and a flared skirt that is widest at the hemline.

Classicalism: a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms.

Hiawatha: a Native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers (16th century).