Gibson girl
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Gibson girl
n.
The American young woman of the 1890s as idealized in sketches by the American illustrator Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944).
adj.
Of or relating to a clothing style marked by a high neck, puffed sleeves, and a tightly fitted waistline.
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Gibson girl
n
(Historical Terms) the ideal fashionable American girl of the late 1890s and early 1900s, as portrayed in the drawings of Charles Dana Gibson, 1867–1944, US illustrator
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Gib′son girl`
n.
1. the idealized American girl of the 1890s as depicted by Charles Dana Gibson.
adj. 2. of or resembling the clothing of the Gibson girl, typically a high-necked bodice with full puff sleeves and a long flared skirt and tightly fitted waistline.
[1890–95]
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