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Engageante




Engageantes are false Sleeve s worn with women's Clothing in the 18th and 19th Centuries .

In the 18th century, engageantes took the form of Ruffle s or Flounces of Linen , Cotton , or Lace , Tacked to the elbow-length sleeves then fashionable.

In the mid-19th century, the term ''engageante'' was used for separate false sleeves, usually with fullness gathered tight at the wrist, worn under the open bell-shaped "pagoda" sleeves of day Dresses . This fashion reappeared briefly just after the turn of the 20th Century .


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