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Bahnenform

English translation: gored

10:29 May 13, 2015
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Dress
German term or phrase: Bahnenform
Kleid in Bahnenform mit weitem, rundem Ausschnitt.
I am looking at an illustration that shows a dress with a widely flared skirt, almost like a 1950s retro-style dress that they used to wear with lots of underskirts. The term appears many times on the internet, with lots of illustrations of different garments, but I can't seem to work out what they have in common and simply don't know what the English equivalent is. I have the feeling it's one of those terms that are obvious once you know the answer. I'd really appreciate any insight.
Many thanks in advance.
AnnS
Local time: 17:28
English translation:gored
Explanation:
From Langenscheidt Textile and Fashion dictionary.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-05-13 13:46:26 GMT)
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https://www.pinterest.com/pin/563018673745474/
Selected response from:

Andrea Garfield-Barkworth
Germany
Local time: 18:28
Grading comment
The illustration you referred to clinched it - exactly what I was looking at. Many thanks to both answerers and all contributors.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2gored
Andrea Garfield-Barkworth
3 +1panelled/paneled
Ramey Rieger (X)


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
panelled/paneled


Explanation:
panel dress
http://www.dict.cc/?s=Bahnenkleid

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 18:28
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  oa_xxx (X): and panel skirt
7 hrs
  -> The entire dress can be panelled, gathered at the waist and additional panels added to the skirt. The point being, the dress or skirt is not of a piece, but of two or more panels. (Without jury members)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
gored


Explanation:
From Langenscheidt Textile and Fashion dictionary.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-05-13 13:46:26 GMT)
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https://www.pinterest.com/pin/563018673745474/

Andrea Garfield-Barkworth
Germany
Local time: 18:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
The illustration you referred to clinched it - exactly what I was looking at. Many thanks to both answerers and all contributors.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eleanore Strauss: Although the gored only refers to the skirt,
2 hrs
  -> Yes that's right. Thanks.
agree  oa_xxx (X)
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Orla
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