Madder: plant that can make bright red dye.
Mameluke: sleeve that is tied at different intervals down the sleeve to produce puffs of fabric.
Mantelet: a shawl worn around the shoulders.
Manteline: richly decorated short parade garment worn over armour.
Mantilla: Veil draped over head and shoulders; Spanish origin.
Mantle: a cloak or cape that has been around since the fifteenth century. Bunched at the neck with a round or pointed hood.
Mantua gown: loose bodice gown worn with open front revealing petticoat.
Mathilide: broad vertical bands of embroidery on women's dresses at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Later the embroidery was extended to the hemline of the dress.
Medici Collar: standing collar made of either netting or lace.
Mentonierres: frills of bonnet which frame the face.
Mob Cap: linen nightcap worn by women in the mid-eighteenth century.
Moufles or Mitons: fingerless gloves worn by those who did rough work or hunted.
Muff: band of fur that was sewn in loop to protect hands from the cold.
Muslin: name given to a large variety of light weight fabrics from the East, though the original was silk with gold.
Muscadin: Dandy of the late eighteenth century, named after a scented pastille of musk which he carried.
Muu-Muu: shapeless dress usually worn as maternity wear.
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