Tablion: embroidered panel worn over mantles. Panel usually portrayed the emperor in metallic and coloured thread.
Tassel: a thick fringe of threads tied at the top to make them hang like an ornamental pendant.
Ted(dy): young people's imitation of Edwardian costume long jackets, waistcoats and watch-chains, they wore their hair long and greased.
Templet: metal structure which women would wrap their hair around just above their ears in the fifteenth.
Therese: a loose head-dress which was worn like a hood that covered the tall bonnets of the late seventeen hundreds.
Tholia: high, pointed hat with a brim worn by women of ancient Greece.
Tippet: short shoulder cape, worn in medieval times.(b)also a streamer of material used to decorate medieval costume.
Toga: most important garment in ancient Rome, it was a piece of woollen material draped elaborately around the body. Different coloured stripes indicated some a particular government office or position of respect.
Torque: a neck or wrist ornament of Celtic origin. Usually twisted gold wire with hollow gold tubing and decorative ends.
Touret: a woman's head-dress which consisted of a veil which covered the forehead. It has evolved a lot over the centuries and has taken on many different forms of head-dresses.
Tressoir: braid of golden silk which was decorated with metal and gems.
Tricorne: three-cornered hat.
Trotteur: woman's early twentieth century costume which consisted of a tailored suit and sturdy shoes.
Trousers: were introduced earliest by horse-riding peoples, later they became accepted as general informal wear by men, and later still for women.
Trunk Sleeves: wide at the top and becoming narrow at the wrists.
Tunic: originally a Greek or Roman uni-sex garment, adopted in modern fashion and worn belted, unbelted, or over another skirt.
Turban: eastern head-dress formed of a cap around which a long piece of cloth is rolled, starting at the middle of the tall crown and criss-crossing until the ends are tucked into the folds.
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