gibson girl

Gib·son girl

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noun gibson girl the idealized American girl of the 1890s as represented in the illustrations of Charles Dana Gibson. 1
adjective gibson girl of, indicating, or resembling the characteristic clothing of the Gibson girl, typically a high-necked, fitted blouse or bodice with full puff sleeves and a long skirt with a flared bottom and a tightly fitted waistline. 1
noun gibson girl 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 0
noun gibson girl the fashionable, young American woman of the 1890s as depicted by Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944), U.S. illustrator 0

before 1890

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An Americanism dating back to 1890-95

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