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2. Ruff (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   The ruff, which was worn by men, women and children, evolved from the small fabric ruffle at the neck of the shirt or chemise. Ruffs served as changeable pieces of cloth that could themselves be laundered separately while keeping the wearer's doublet or gown from becoming soiled at the neckline. The stiffness of the garment forced upright ...

3. Ruffle (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   In sewing and dressmaking, a ruffle, frill, or furbelow is a strip of fabric, lace or ribbon tightly gathered or pleated on one edge and applied to a garment, bedding, or other textile as a form of trimming. [1] Ruffles can be made from a single layer of fabric (which may need a hem) or a doubled layer. Plain ruffles are usually cut on the ...

4. Poet shirt - Wikipedia

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   A man wearing a ruffled white satin poet blouse. The famous Seinfeld "puffy shirt", an example of a poet shirt blouse.. A poet shirt (also known as a poet blouse or pirate shirt) is a type of shirt made as a loose-fitting blouse with full bishop sleeves, usually decorated with large frills on the front and on the cuffs. [1]

5. Collar (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   A shirt collar with a wide spread between the points, which can accommodate a bulky necktie knot. Tab collar: A shirt collar with a small tab that fastens the points together underneath the knot of the necktie. Tunic collar: A shirt collar with only a short (1 cm) standing band around the neck, with holes to fasten a detachable collar using ...

6. Blouse - Wikipedia

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   Often the blouses also embroidery or "crystal stocking", have especially on collar and string. The blouses with the so-called three-quarter arm were a striking phenomenon of the 1990s. Blouses can be combined well and easily with a blazer, tank top, bolero or sweater, with or without some colourful silks or bead chain necklaces. The change in ...

7. Dress - Wikipedia

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   Paper sewing patterns for women to sew their own dresses started to be readily available in the 1860s, when the Butterick Publishing Company began to promote them. [51] These patterns were graded by size, which was a new innovation. [52] The Victorian era's dresses were tight-fitting and decorated with pleats, rouching and frills. [41]

8. Tuck (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   In sewing, a tuck is a fold or pleat in fabric that is sewn or fastened in place. Small tucks, especially multiple parallel tucks, may be used to decorate clothing or household linens . When the tucks are very narrow, they are called pintucks or Pin-tucking .

9. Lycoperdon perlatum - Wikipedia

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   The species was first described in the scientific literature in 1796 by mycologist Christiaan Hendrik Persoon. [4] Synonyms include Lycoperdon gemmatum (as described by August Batsch in 1783); [5] the variety Lycoperdon gemmatum var. perlatum (published by Elias Magnus Fries in 1829); [6] Lycoperdon bonordenii (George Edward Massee, 1887); [7] and Lycoperdon perlatum var. bonordenii (A.C ...