Watteau back
a loose, full back of a woman's gown, formed by wide box pleats hanging from a high shoulder yoke and extending to the hem in an unbroken line.
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How to use Watteau back in a sentence
It is cut low in the neck, and has those sleeves which open above the elbow, and a Watteau back.
A Very Naughty Girl | L. T. MeadeI wonder how a Watteau back like that would go on my blue alpaca?
The Pursuit of the House-Boat | John Kendrick BangsI told Mademoiselle Leroe to make it in that style; that little Watteau back is so very becoming to small girls.
Daddy's Girl | L. T. Meade
British Dictionary definitions for Watteau back
a section at the back of a woman's dress that is caught in pleats or gathers at the neck and falls unbelted to the floor
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