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Winterhalter|ˈvɪntəhaltə(r)|
The name of Franz Xavier Winterhalter (1806–73), German portrait painter of royalty, used attrib. to designate things characteristic of his pictures, esp. court settings and a style of women's formal dress.
1923Daily Mail 11 Sept. 11/2 The ‘period’ dress, Winterhalter or Velasquez, is almost entirely restricted to dinner, or formal afternoon, wear. 1937H. Nicolson Helen's Tower vii. 146 How did she cope with the Winterhalter atmosphere of that decaying court? 1944‘Brahms’ & ‘Simon’ No Nightingales xxvii. 155 An..old lady tottering but aristocratic, at grips with a son-in-law too mean to buy a Winterhalter ball-gown for dining en famille. 1957M. B. Picken Fashion Dict. 376/2 Winterhalter, name applied to costumes characterized by off⁓shoulder necklines, corseleted waistlines, crinoline skirts with flounces. 1970R. T. Wilcox Dict. Costume 398/2 Winter-halter, another term for the crinoline period. |