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Watteau, (Jean-) Antoine(encyclopedia)

Watteau (iou)



Watteau noun. M19.
[See below.]
Used attrib. to designate things, esp. women's clothing, associated with or reminiscent of those found in the paintings of the French artist Antoine Watteau (1684-1721).
Watteau back an arrangement of the back of a dress, coat, etc. with a double pleat falling from the neck to the extremity of the skirt without being gathered in at the waist. Watteau bodice a bodice with a square opening at the neck and short ruffled sleeves. Watteau mantle a kind of cloak having a Watteau back. Watteau pleat the pleat of a Watteau back.
Watteau'esque adjective reminiscent of or in the style of Watteau E20.
Watteauish adjective resembling the style of Watteau M19.
Watteaulike adjective = Watteauesque M19.