- A
sleeve (Old English: slīef, a word
allied to slip, cf.
Dutch sloof) is the part of a
garment that
covers the arm, or
through which the arm p****es or...
- 30°14′2″N 120°8′42″E / 30.23389°N 120.14500°E / 30.23389; 120.14500
Leifeng Pagoda is a five
story tall
tower with
eight sides,
located on
Sunset Hill south...
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fullness gathered tight at the wrist, worn
under the open bell-shaped "
pagoda"
sleeves of day dresses. The
fashion reappeared briefly just
after the turn...
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decorated with tucks,
embroidery (especially whitework), or lace. When wide
pagoda sleeves were
fashionable (1850s),
chemisettes might have
matching engageantes...
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buttoned in
front and worn over a chemisette.
Wider bell-shaped or
pagoda sleeves were worn over
false undersleeves or
engageantes of
cotton or linen...
- in
received these sorts of embellishments. Day
dresses featured wide
pagoda sleeves worn over
undersleeves or engageantes. High
necklines with lace or tatted...
-
beginning of the
decade to the
lower arm,
leading toward the
flared pagoda sleeves of the 1850s and 1860s.
Gowns were worn off the
shoulder and featured...
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Bodices on the
other hand,
ended at the
natural waistline, had wide
pagoda sleeves, and
included high
necklines and
collars for day dresses; low necklines...
- west of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It is
widely regarded as the "ancestor of
pagoda temples in Guanzhong". One theory,
supported by
unearthed eaves-tiles and...
- stories. Some of the most
famous are the Iron
Pagoda built in 1049
during the
Northern Song and the
Liuhe Pagoda built in 1165
during the
Southern Song, though...
