Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A strip of plaited muslin or lace placed inside of the bottom of women's dresses to protect them from the floor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewed close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside.
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-- like the _balayeuse_ at the bottom of a lady's dress; but, like the _balayeuse_, it is only meant to be a protection and
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