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‖ balayeuse Dressmaking.|balɛjøːz|
[Fr., fem. of balayeur sweeper.]
(See quot. 1882.)
1882Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlework, Balayeuse, or Sweeper.—A French term to signify the frilling of material or lace which lines the extreme edge of a dress skirt to keep the train clean as it sweeps along the floor. The balayeuse is allowed to project beyond the edge of the dress, so as to form a decorative as well as a useful trimming. 1894Daily News 20 Jan. 5/7 Three flounces of..silk forming a richly-rustling balayeuse beneath the hem. |