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Watteau back

Watteau back noun: the back of a woman's gown in which one or more very broad folds are carried from the neck to the floor without being held in at the waist, while the front and sides of the gown are shaped to the person and have a belt or its equivalent.

Noun

Watteau back (plural Watteau backs)

  1. The back of a woman's gown in which one or more very broad folds are carried from the neck to the floor without being held in at the waist, while the front and sides of the gown are shaped to the person and have a belt or its equivalent.

Forms of Watteau back

pluralWatteau backs

Origin of Watteau back

After the 18th-century French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau.

Questions about Watteau back

What does Watteau back mean?
Watteau back means the back of a woman's gown in which one or more very broad folds are carried from the neck to the floor without being held in at the waist, while the front and sides of the gown are shaped to the person and have a belt or its equivalent.
What part of speech is Watteau back?
Watteau back is a noun.
What is the plural of Watteau back?
The plural of Watteau back is Watteau backs.

Words near Watteau back in the dictionary

  1. wattage
  2. wattages
  3. Wattamondara
  4. wattape
  5. Watteau
  6. Watteau back
  7. Watteau backs
  8. Watteau bodice
  9. Watteau bodices
  10. Watteau pleat
  11. Watteau pleats

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