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French to English Textiles / Clothing / Fashion Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
dessin en grain d'orge		barleycorn pattern
dessinés au couteau		razor-sharp lines/clean, sharply cut lines
Dessus de lit matelassé avec passepoil et tombant droit avec plis creux aux coin		Matelasse bedspread with piping and inverted box pleats
dessus-dessous		underwear as outerwear
deviner la peau sans totalement la dévoiler		gives no more than an enticing glimpse of flesh /gives a glimpse of flesh which can be more enticing than nudity
disponible a la contremarque		available under your brand name/made to order	Laura Robertson
Entered by: Laura Robertson
disposé en semis		scattered pattern
dispositif de lisage		read-in mechanism/device
dont 20 structures		20 of which receive structured salaries (incentive pay systems)	Katherine Mérignac
Entered by: Katherine Mérignac
dos bénitier		cowl back	Timothy Rake
Entered by: Timothy Rake
Dos forme liquette		Shirt-tail hem
dossier Corpo		corporate file/press kit	Kari Parrott
Entered by: Kari Parrott
Doublée peau		Leather lining
Doublure mobile		detachable/removable liner
drapé		draped
du lin travaillé en filet d'Italie		linen worked/refined into Italian filet lace
effet de pan		a longitudinal/central transverse fold
effet enduit		waxed	Sheila Wilson
Entered by: Sheila Wilson
effeuillage		unveiling, unmasking
Elles ne font pas la mode, elles sont la mode.		Not just a style but style itself/They don’t just reflect the style; they are style itself.
Emmanchures diminuées		fully-fashioned armholes	liz askew
Entered by: liz askew
Emmanchures semi-diminuées		semi-fashioned sleeves
empiècement		trim/overlay
empiècement vertical		side panel, side inset
empreinte		embossed	Gayle Wallimann
Entered by: Gayle Wallimann
empreinte de sérénité, inscrite dans la durée		Timeless, serene
en +X		along/on/in the +X axis
en base 6		six base	Kimberly De Haan
Entered by: Kimberly De Haan
En boucle, tissé fil teint		woven, thread dyed boucle; woven, yarn dyed bouclé
En fin de chaîne		At the end of the production line
en Maille, en Couture		knitted, tailored
en ottoman de soie et bouclette		of ottoman silk and bouclette
en plié dossé		loosely folded piles	Kimberly De Haan
Entered by: Kimberly De Haan
en retenue et en transparence		discreet and sheer
en sur application		coated, laminated	Didier Fourcot
Entered by: Didier Fourcot
encantrage		creel loading	Marc Rizkallah
Entered by: Marc Rizkallah
encantrage		warp preparation
encollure ronde "coupé cut"		round neck/scoop neck (depending)
encolure danseuse		ballet/ballerina neck(line)
encolure remaillée		over-stitched neckline	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M

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