watteau back

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watteau back - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Watteau back \Watteau back\
     The back of a woman's gown in which one or more very broad
     folds are carried from the neck to the floor without being
     held in at the waist, while the front and sides of the gown
     are shaped to the person and have a belt or its equivalent.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]