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Matchbox skirt

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003559

A straight, boxy skirt with a rectangular outline, named for its likeness to a matchbox and cut without flare, pleats, or gathers. It hangs from the waist to about the knee, with minimal seaming and sometimes a back vent for walking ease. The name is dated, and newspaper advertisements from 1962 and 1963 already used it.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-003559
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectTextile production
TranslationsGerman: Schachtrock; Spanish: falda de caja; French: jupe droite
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003559",
  "term": "Matchbox skirt",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A straight, boxy skirt with a rectangular outline, named for its likeness to a matchbox and cut without flare, pleats, or gathers. It hangs from the waist to about the knee, with minimal seaming and sometimes a back vent for walking ease. The name is dated, and newspaper advertisements from 1962 and 1963 already used it.",
  "subject": "Textile production",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Schachtrock",
    "es": "falda de caja",
    "fr": "jupe droite"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/matchbox-skirt/"
}

Record 3,876 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.