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Victorian Yuletide Vestments Enigma
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  • 1. Traditional Scottish garment occasionally featured in festive Highland dress
  • 2. A specialist in stocking manufacture, supplying festive legwear since the Renaissance
  • 3. Stiffened petticoat used historically to shape festive gowns
  • 4. Fur from newborn lambs, historically used in luxurious Christmas evening wear
  • 6. Traditional woolen pattern with Norse origins, popular in winter knitting
  • 9. Decorative fluff often adorning Santa hats or woolen mittens
  • 11. Insulating accessories invented during the 19th century for wintertime comfort
  • 13. Richly decorative fabric with raised designs, often woven with gold threads during holiday garments
  • 14. Jewelry fastening often featuring holly or festive motifs on Christmas apparel
  • 16. A cloak-like garment often adorning festive attire, derived from Latin for cloak
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  • 5. Simple garments worn over other clothes, reminiscent of ancient festive attire
  • 7. Synthetic substitute for animal pelts, commonly used in winter collars and trims
  • 8. Headgear covering most of the face, named after a Crimean War battle
  • 10. Medieval-style glove sometimes referenced in traditional Christmas costumes
  • 12. Decorative strips used to fasten or adorn Christmas clothing and gifts
  • 15. Name of a brand known for its insulated Christmas-themed socks (used here as a technical term homage)
  • 17. Ornamental hanging threads often used to embellish holiday scarves or caps
  • 18. Thin, translucent fabric sometimes layered in Christmas costumes for ethereal effect

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