Glossary
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| Achsellänge | Shoulderheight (measure from bodice side waist over shoulder to CB waist) |
| Arm | Arm |
| Armlänge | Arm length |
| Armweite | Upper arm circumference |
| Brust | Bust |
| Brustbreite | Front bodice measure |
| Brusthöhe | Length of bodice CF |
| Corsage | Bodice |
| Einnaht | Dart |
| Einschnitt | Slash or Cut |
| Erklärung | Explanation |
| Ermel | Sleeve |
| Falte | Pleat |
| Falte im genäht im Futter | Pleat sewn in lining only (fish) |
| Frühling | Spring |
| Futter | Lining |
| Gelegt | Laid |
| Genäht | Sewn |
| Halsausschnitt | Neck line |
| Halslänge | Length at neck (measure from CF waist to CB neck |
| Handbreite | Wrist circumference |
| Herbsts | Fall |
| Höhe | Height |
| Jäckchen | Small jacket |
| Jacke | Jacket |
| Klein | Small |
| Kleine Falte | Dart |
| Knaben | Boys |
| Kragen | Collar |
| Kurz | Short |
| Lienien | Lines |
| Mieder | Fitted bodice or lining |
| Mittenweite | Waist measure |
| Patrone | Pattern |
| Patte | Tab |
| Puffe | Puft |
| Querspange | Closure tab |
| Quetschfalte | Inverted pleat |
| Rückenbreite | Back width |
| Rückenhöhe | Length of bodice CB |
| Rücktheil | Back part |
| Rückwärts | Backwards or towards the back |
| Schlafrock | Wrapper |
| Schleife | Bow |
| Schnitt | Cut |
| Seitentheil | Side part |
| Sommer | Summer |
| Spickel | Dart |
| Umbug | Fold – this means that the pattern piece has been “folded” because it does not fit on the page. You will have to trace the pieces separately and then connect them at that line |
| Unter | Under |
| Volant | Flounce |
| Vordertheil | Front part |
| Vorne | In the front |
| Winter | Winter |
| Zu legen | To lay |
| Zug | Pull through |
| Zwickel | Gusset or insert Glossary of Color Terms |
| Amaranth | Reddish Pink to Purple |
| Berl | Pearl |
| Blau | Blue |
| Braun | Brown |
| Bronce | Bronze |
| Dunkler ditto | Darker (of color above) |
| Ganz dunkel | Darkest |
| Gelb | Yellow |
| Grau | Gray |
| Grün | Green |
| Hell- | Light |
| Hoch roth | Strong red |
| Holzbraun | Wood brown |
| Kastanien braun | Chestnut brown |
| Kirsch | Cherry |
| Licht | Light |
| Lila | Lilac |
| Rosa | Pink |
| Roth | Red |
| Schwarz | Black |
| Sehr dunkel ditto | Very dark (of color above) |
| Silberfarb | Silver colored |
| Violet | Violet |
| Wassergrün | Aqua |
| Weiss | White |