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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Dos forme liquette

English translation:

Shirt-tail hem

Added to glossary by Miranda Joubioux (X)
Feb 3, 2011 16:46
13 yrs ago
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French term

Dos forme liquette

French to English Tech/Engineering Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Target: UK
Website : marine clothing

In a list of the features of a padded sleeveless jacket.

I have a picture of the jacket in question.

It has a full length zip front, a horizontal seam at the level of the diaphragm and two vertical seams in which you can see the pockets. Unfortunately, I cannot see the back of the garment.

Any ideas?
Proposed translations (English)
4 Shirt-tail hem
4 +1 shirttail jacket

Discussion

Catharine Cellier-Smart Feb 3, 2011:
Here's a jacket with "Dos forme liquette" http://www.lemoussaillon.fr/moussaillon/vetements-de-loisirs... but doesn't look like back is longer than the front. But I agree the definition of "liquette" would lead one to believe that it means longer at the back...
Yvonne Gallagher Feb 3, 2011:
a liquette can be a blouse man style shirt i.e with long tail so it might mean this jacket longer at back, like a cycle jacket? will look for examples

Proposed translations

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Selected

Shirt-tail hem

Just translated the very same term this afternoon.

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Note added at 18 mins (2011-02-03 17:05:43 GMT)
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The link is completely the wrong one. Nice photo of Le Mans but nothing to do with shirt-tail shapes. Sorry about that!
Reference:

http://evelynedubos.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-28.html

Note from asker:
I can't see the image you put in the link. I just get homepage I think. Are you sure this can be applied to a padded sleeveless jacket, that looks fairly close fitting to me?
OK - I understand now. It's because the hem is near semi-circular at the back. Thanks Emma!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "This fits my context perfectly. Thanks Emma."
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-03 18:30:12 GMT)
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by the way, can be written both ways, with/without hyphen
shirt-tail, shirttail
Peer comment(s):
agree B D Finch
1 hr
many thanks:-)
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