Definitions

brocade, (see photo) A class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in colored silks and with or without gold and silver threads. (Wikipedia) cavalier hat, A wide-brimmed hat trimmed with an ostrich plume. Cavalier hats get their name from supporters of King Charles I during the English civil War, known as cavaliers. (Wikipedia)

cockade, a rosette or a similar ornament worn on the hat as a badge (Webster)

cocked hat, Man’s hat of 18th century with wide stiff brim turned up to crown, e.g., tricorn, bicorn. (Calasibetta)

cravat, Decorative neckwear for men made of white silk, linen and lace. The name is thought to have been derived from linen neckwear worn by a Croatian regiment in the 1660s. Differing forms of cravat evolved over the years, particularly in the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. (Yarwood)

culottes, French term for breeches, seventeenth to early nineteenth century. (Yarwood)

damask, (see photo) A rich silk or linen fabric with a pattern of flowers and animals. The design has a satin, shiny finish contrasting with a dull, rougher ground. Originated in Damascus. (Yarwood) dandy, a man overly attentive to his clothes and appearance (Webster)

doublet, A masculine tunic worn especially from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century. Originally of quilted manufacture, its style changed over the years but it remained a fundamental outer body garment. (Yarwood)

falling band, Lace or linen collar worn in the seventeenth century. (Yarwood)

falling ruff, An unstarched, soft ruff. (Yarwood)

farthingale, The canvas or linen petticoat containing whalebone hoops worn in the sixteenth century to provide the required skirt shape. (Yarwood)

fontage, fontange, A tall headdress initiated for ladies in the late seventeenth century. Made of white lace in tiers, decorated with ribbons and jewels. (Yarwood)

fop, same as DANDY (Webster)

frock coat, a man’s usually double-breasted coat having knee-length skirts front and back (Webster)

frog, 1 a loop attached to a belt to hold a weapon or tool 2 (see photo) an ornamental braiding for fastening the front of a garment that consists of a button and a loop through which it passes (Webster) frogging, Looped braid button fastenings, often in gold and silver, used on men’s coats especially in the eighteenth century. (Yarwood)

gilet, A sleeveless jacket resembling a waistcoat or blouse. Historically, they were fitted and embroidered. In 19th-century dressmaking a gilet was a dress bodice shaped like a man’s waistcoat. (Wikipedia)

habit à la française, Term used to describe the gentleman’s suit of coat, waistcoat and breeches in the early eighteenth century. Later the term was applied to the coat only. (Yarwood)

hautbois or hautboy, [MF hautbois, fr. haut high + bois wood] oboe (Webster)

hose, Medieval leg coverings. At first they were stockings, later they lengthened to the waist to become tights. Made of seamed material often striped or parti-colored. (Yarwood)

jacquard, n, often cap [Joseph Jacquard 1834 F inventor] 1 a a loom apparatus or head for weaving figured fabrics b a loom having a jacquard 2 (see photo) a fabric of intricate variegated weave or pattern (Webster) jerkin, A garment similar to the doublet, generally sleeveless, and worn on top ot it. (Yarwood)

justaucorps, Originally a military garment it became the masculine coat when this replaced the jacket in the later seventeenth century. It finally evolved into the habit à la française. (Yarwood) Today the term frequently means “leotard.”

lawn or lawn cloth, A plain weave textile, originally of linen but now chiefly cotton. Lawn is designed using fine, high count yarns, which results in a silky, un-textured feel. (Wikipedia, Lawn Cloth)

love-lock, A seventeenth century style of hair-dressing when men grew a lock of hair very long and tied the end with a ribbon bow. (Yarwood)

panier or pannier, pan' yer, pan' e er n 1 a large basket; especially one carried on the back of an animal or the shoulders of a person 2 a one of a pair of hoops formerly used to expand women’s skirts at the sides b an overskirt draped at the sides (Webster) The term applied to the several varieties of whalebone-reinforced petticoats and structures worn under eighteenth century skirts – the eighteenth century equivalent of the farthingale. (Yarwood)

passementerie, (see photo) a fancy edging or trimming made of braid, core, gimp, beading, or metallic thread in various combinations (Webster) A form of appliqué decoration embroidered or woven, in silk, cotton or metal thread and incorporating beads, cord and fringe. (Yarwood) periwig, The word wig is short for periwig and first appeared in the English language around 1675. (Wikipedia, Wig)

petticoat breeches, (see rhinegrave breeches)

pillage, n the act of looting or plundering especially in war; vt LOOT, SACK; vi to take booty; PLUNDER syn RAVAGE (Webster)

pinchbeck, a form of brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, mixed in proportions so that it closely resembles gold in appearance (Wikipedia, Pinchbeck (alloy))

piping, (see photo) A type of trim or embellishment consisting of a strip of folded fabric inserted into a seam to define the edges or style lines of a garment or other textile object. ... Today, piping is common on upholstery and decorative pillows, but it is also used on clothing. (Wikipedia, Piping (sewing)) plunder, treasure that is taken from a captured vessel or town, etc. (Pickering)

plunderhosen, German word for the loose, knee-length breeches worn by men in the early seventeenth century. In England these were termed Venetians. (Yarwood)

points, Metal-tagged laces used widely in costume from the thirteenth to the sixteenth century to attach the edge of one garment to another. (Yarwood)

prize, an item of plunder, especially a ship (Pickering)

redingote, 1 In men’s dress the French word for the heavy travelling coat worn in England in the early eighteenth century. The coat was full and long with large collar and revers. The term redingote derives from riding coat. During the eighteenth and nineteenth century it changed considerably in style being worn first as an overcoat and later replacing the coat. 2 In women’s dress it was fashionable in the late eighteenth century as a double-breasted, high-waisted coat-gown with revers and collar but open in front below the waist. (Yarwood)

revers, ri vi(e)r', -ve(e)r' n a lapel especially on a woman’s garment (Webster)

rhinegrave breeches, (rhinegraves) A masculine fashion of the years 1650-1675 when breeches were like wide shorts or kilts and decorated excessively with ribbon loops, ruffles and lace. An apron of ribbon loops hid the front closure. Also called petticoat breeches, the fashion is thought to have been introduced to France by Rheingrafen Karl. (Yarwood)

sans-culottes, The name given to French revolutionaries who adopted trousers for wear instead of breeches and stockings to distinguish themselves from the aristocrats. Literally the term translates as ‘without breeches’. (Yarwood)

solitaire, The eighteenth century fashion of a black ribbon which tied the wig at the nape and was then brought forwards to be fastened in front of the neck. (Yarwood)

steinkirk, A cravat worn in the 1690s wherein the ends were tucked into a coat buttonhole. The name derives from the battle of Steenkirk in 1692. (Yarwood)

stock, Eighteenth century neckwear for men which replaced the earlier cravat. Made of folded white linen. (Yarwood)

stocks, Sixteenth century leg coverings. The word later developed into stockings. (Yarwood)

surcoat, ser' kot n an outer coat of rich material (Oxford)

surpied, The quatrefoil-shaped piece of leather worn on top of the instep of the seventeenth century boot. (Yarwood)

taffeta, (see photo) a crisp plain-woven lustrous fabric of various fibers used especially for women’s clothing (Webster) tricorne, The three-cornered hat worn by men in the eighteenth century. (Yarwood)

trunk hose, The garment covering the body from waist to above the knee in the sixteenth century. (Yarwood)