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French to English Textiles / Clothing / Fashion Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
calendreuse		calender(ing) machine
calisson		lozenge-shaped
calque		tracing paper/stencil
calque		shadow stencil	Jane Phillips
Entered by: Jane Phillips
calque		layer, tracing, stencil
carabin		quirk
Caraco		camisole
carrées		(silk ) squares
carrés sous toutes les coutures sauront mettre en valeur		square cuts of different kinds will flatter/highlight	Lara Barnett
Entered by: Lara Barnett
cartouchière		messenger bag
côte Marie + grattée poncée		rib knit + suede-effect/sueded/distressed	Victoria Porter-Burns
Entered by: Victoria Porter-Burns
côtes fines sur 172 aiguilles		fine ribbing/rib on 172 needles
côtes Richelieu		Richelieu rib cotton/fine ribbed cotton
Cœur de séquence		focal wall display/main wall display
c’est la tendance au petit cul branché		the trend is towards bottom-hugging jeans (for pert little bums)
ceinture plaquée		flat waistband	Philippa Smith
Entered by: Philippa Smith
cercle banc		circle outline/insert	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
cerclette		hoop skirt (full circle?)...	Stephen Rifkind
Entered by: Stephen Rifkind
Chauffe cœur		heartwarmer / chauffe coeur	Kimberly De Haan
Entered by: Kimberly De Haan
chausson intégral		integral lining
chemise appuyée		tailored shirt
chemise veste		overshirt
chenlé		chenille
cheveux chiffonnés		bed-head
chilienne		deck chair
chouchou		pick
CNI		national identity card	Sarah Bessioud
Entered by: Sarah Bessioud
Col		collar
col bénitier		draped neckline
col boutonné décalé		offset button-up collar	Kimberly De Haan
Entered by: Kimberly De Haan
col décollé		rolled collar
Col de propreté		Neck finish	Gordana Podvezanec
Entered by: Gordana Podvezanec
col tailleur		tailored collar
Colle		Sizing agent
collection fleuve		widely available collection	Gayle Wallimann
Entered by: Gayle Wallimann
collection VRP		collection taken by Voyageurs, Representatives and Placiers
Collectionning		creation of (fashion) collections
collent à s’y méprendre à		could be mistaken for
colletage		neck trim
Collier en bois cousu.		wooden beaded hatband	Sheila Wilson
Entered by: Sheila Wilson

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