Winterhaltern.
/ˈvɪntəˌhaltə/, U.S. /ˈvɪntərˌhæltər/ attributive. Used to designate various types and styles of clothing characteristic or reminiscent of Winterhalter's female portraits; also more generally designating other things characteristic or suggestive of his pictures.
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the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [adjective]
ceremonial138.
ceremonious1555
ceremonicala1627
complementary1628
complemental1637
complimental1686
Winterhalter1913
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > dress, robe, or gown
rumped1601
princess1866
princess cut1875
useful1879
bedgowny1885
vestless1888
sack-back1913
Winterhalter1913
sun top1937
culotte1966
1913 Washington Post 24 Aug. 4/1 The hats were of the Winterhalter order; wide in the brim and laden with ribbons and lovely roses.
1922 Boston Sunday Globe 20 Aug. (Sunday Globe Mag. section) 16/1 A headdress which looks exceedingly well with our modern Winterhalter dresses.
1937 H. Nicolson Helen's Tower vii. 146 How did she cope with the Winterhalter atmosphere of that decaying court?
1944 ‘C. Brahms’ & ‘S. J. 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.
1957 M. B. Picken Fashion Dict. 376/2 Winterhalter, name applied to costumes characterized by off-shoulder necklines, corseleted waistlines, crinoline skirts with flounces.
2006 Times (Nexis) 8 Mar. (Times2 section) 9 A brocade micro-pouf of a dress with a Winterhalter neckline.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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