Horst Huber (X) Dec 14, 2011:

This may be the terminology: "Pinsel.
Der Pinsel ist von allen Schleppen die kürzeste. Er berührt kaum den Boden, fügt jedoch eine bescheidene Menge an Volumen der Rückseite Ihres Kleides hinzu. Die Pinsel-Schleppe ist die vielseitigste Schleppe, weil sie zu allen Kleiderarten getragen werden kann." Then "Hof","Kapelle","Kathedrale","Königliche Schleppe." Just one of the quotes I see on Google, just as the previous; citing them might seem partial.

Horst Huber (X) Dec 14, 2011:

An interesting set of terms in advertisements speak of sweep/brush trains. Here is what I fell into: "A sweep train is a term used to describe the length of the train on a wedding gown. Its name comes from the idea that the back of the gown should just touch, or sweep, across the floor. ... Brush train is sometimes used as another name for a sweep train, although some people consider brush trains to be slightly shorter.... The next size longer is called a court train .... A chapel train ... is the most popular train length in the United States (US)."