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Slashing

Scope note

Slits in costume used as a form of decoration to reveal a lining or undergarment often of a contrasting color, used especially on doublets, hose, sleeves, and shoes of the 15th through the 17th century.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000254833

Broader Terms used

<costume components>

Created

13yrs ago

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