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2. Traditional French units of measurement - Wikipedia

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   A measure equal to a half a demiard. There were different sizes based on the commodity measured: poisson de vin (wine), poisson de eau de vie (brandy), or poisson de lait (milk). [11] demiard: 1 ⁄ 4 ~238 ml ~0.5 pint demi in French means "half": in this case, half a chopine, and – coincidentally – also approximately half a US pint [237 ml ...

3. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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   BS 3666:1982 Specification for size designation of women's wear; BS 6185:1982 Specification for size designation of men's wear; BS 3666:1982, the standard for women's clothing, is rarely followed by manufacturers as it defines sizes in terms of hip and bust measurements only within a limited range.

4. Culottes - Wikipedia

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   European military uniforms incorporated culottes as a standard uniform article, the lower leg being covered by either stockings, leggings, or knee-high boots.Culottes were a common part of military uniforms during the European wars of the eighteenth-century (the Great Northern War, the War of the Spanish Succession, the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, the French and ...

5. List of garments having different names in American and ...

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   One-piece loungewear garment worn by children and adults onesie [12] one-piece, jumpsuit, long johns Long sleeve and long legs one-piece garment for babies worn as sleep and everyday wear babygrow, [13] sleepsuit, [14] babygro [13] sleeper, [15] one-piece, pajamas, sleep and play Longsleeve or short sleeve one-piece outfit worn as everyday wear

6. Trousers - Wikipedia

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   [66] [67] 'On average, the pockets in women's jeans are 48% shorter and 6.5% narrower than men's pockets.' [67] This gender difference is usually explained by diverging priorities; as French fashion designer Christian Dior allegedly said in 1954: 'Men have pockets to keep things in, women for decoration.' [67]

7. 7 Things French Women Over 40 Are Wearing in Paris ... - AOL

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   Stephanie Cardinale/Getty Images. Isabelle Huppert, 71. A smartly tailored suit will always be en vogue, but for 2024, the preferred cut is definitely a straight-leg and looser blazer over, say ...