The Dressmaker (2015 Film)

The Dressmaker (2015 Film) Glossary

outback (noun)

the remote and usually uninhabited inland regions of Australia.

Dior (proper noun)

A couture fashion designer and company based in France.

shire president (noun)

mayor or the individual responsible for chairing meetings of the council in Australian local government.

geranium (noun)

a herbaceous plant or small shrub of a genus that comprises the cranesbills and their relatives. Geraniums bear a long, narrow fruit that is said to be shaped like the bill of a crane.

remittent (adjective)

(of a fever) characterized by fluctuating body temperatures.

Perry Como (proper noun)

An American pop singer, actor and television personality.

haberdashery (noun)

a shop in which men's clothing and accessories are sold.

hunchback (noun)

a back deformed by a sharp forward angle, forming a hump, typically caused by the collapse of a vertebra.

sheila (noun)

Informal Australian term for a girl or woman.

Balenciaga (proper noun)

a luxury fashion house founded in 1917 by Spanish designer Cristóbal Balenciaga and based in Paris.

Lizzie Borden (noun)

An American woman who was the main suspect in the August 4, 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts.

gutless (adjective)

lacking courage or determination.

quid (noun)

slang term for one pound sterling.

old maid (noun)

derogatory term for a single woman regarded as too old for marriage.

diamante (noun)

An artificial diamond used as adornment, such as a rhinestone.

degenerate (noun)

an immoral or corrupt person.

bloke (noun)

Informal British term for a man.

silo (noun)

a tower or pit on a farm used to store grain.

eisteddfod (noun)

A competitive festival of music and poetry in Wales

lecher (noun)

A man who shows excessive or offensive sexual desire.