Facing colour
A facing colour is a common tailoring technique for European military uniforms where the visible inside lining of a standard military jacket, coat or tunic is of a different colour to that of the garment itself. The jacket lining evolved to be of different coloured material, then of specific hues. Accordingly, when the material was turned back on itself: the cuffs, lapels and tails of the jacket exposed the contrasting colours of the lining or facings, enabling ready visual distinction of different units: regiments, divisions or battalions each with their own specific and prominent colours. The use of distinctive facings for individual regiments was at its most popular in 18th century armies, but standardisation within infantry branches became more common during and after the Napoleonic Wa
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Facing colour
A facing colour is a common tailoring technique for European military uniforms where the visible inside lining of a standard military jacket, coat or tunic is of a different colour to that of the garment itself. The jacket lining evolved to be of different coloured material, then of specific hues. Accordingly, when the material was turned back on itself: the cuffs, lapels and tails of the jacket exposed the contrasting colours of the lining or facings, enabling ready visual distinction of different units: regiments, divisions or battalions each with their own specific and prominent colours. The use of distinctive facings for individual regiments was at its most popular in 18th century armies, but standardisation within infantry branches became more common during and after the Napoleonic Wa
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A facing colour is a common ta ...... and after the Napoleonic Wars.
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Abzeichenfarbe (auch Regiments ...... iformen aber noch in Gebrauch.
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Els colors contrastants foren ...... s uniformes de passeig i gala.
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Les couleurs distinctives étai ...... ortail de l’histoire militaire
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A facing colour is a common ta ...... ng and after the Napoleonic Wa
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Abzeichenfarbe (auch Regiments ...... iformen aber noch in Gebrauch.
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Els colors contrastants foren ...... sistema de colors contrastants
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Les couleurs distinctives étai ...... ortail de l’histoire militaire
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Abzeichenfarbe
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Color contrastant
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Couleur distinctive
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Facing colour
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