a loose, full back of a woman's gown, formed by wide box pleats hanging from a high shoulder yoke and extending to the hem in an unbroken line.
[ 1895-1900; after a type of gown depicted in paintings by WATTEAU ]
a loose, full back of a woman's gown, formed by wide box pleats hanging from a high shoulder yoke and extending to the hem in an unbroken line.
[ 1895-1900; after a type of gown depicted in paintings by WATTEAU ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012