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THE soft, flowing lines of the mediaeval period followed the natural figure; no artificial shape was given to the body. Read the first page
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bodice
body
boned
bones
bottom
busk
bust
centre
century
corset
cotton
crinoline
cut
day
de
down
dress
edge
elastic
en
end
et
farthingale
fashion
fashionable
figure
first
form
french
front
garment
give
gown
great
half
hips
hoop
inches
keep
la
lace
ladies
les
leur
line
long
material
may
mode
must
new
now
often
panier
part
pattern
petticoats
piece
place
pour
present
put
que
qui
round
se
seams
seen
shape
short
should
shoulder
side
silk
size
skirt
small
sometimes
stays
steel
still
straight
style
take
time
top
tournure
two
un
upon
used
usually
waist
wear
whalebone
without
woman
women
worn
years
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