ABJD - Asian ball & socket jointed doll body, modern
doll
Adtocolite -
light, smooth composition
ca.1916
African American Doll versus Black Doll - the preference was that the doll
should be referred to as a Black Doll - as all African Americans are not
necessarily black, nor are all black dolls depicting Africans. Just a
group of doll collectors opinion.
All Bisque - dolls less than 8" tall made of all
bisque material
Alphabet Doll - China head doll with alphabet print fabric body
Animated Doll - doll moves with rotating crank mechanism
Antique Doll - made before 1930, 82 years and older
Applied Ears - ears are separately molded, applied
to head
Appropriately Dressed - clothing fits dolls time
period & style
Articulated Body - jointed body and limbs for movement
Artist Doll - usually a one of a kind doll, or not mass
produced
Automobile dolls - dressed in car driving attire
Autoperipatetikos doll - self propelled walking doll
(Greek term)
BJD, Ball Jointed Doll Body - ball & socket jointed
doll body
Baby Bunting - doll covered in fur prior to WW I
Bald Head - head without a crown opening, see Belton
Bark Dolls - Florida craft doll made and dressed in tree
bark
Basia - named doll made to support Polish refugees of WW I
Bass Wood Doll - made of close grain wood
Belton Doll - solid dome head, two or more holes in crown
Bent Limb Body - Baby's body with bent limbs
Biscaloid - durable composition that imitates bisque
Biskoline - similar to celluloid material
Bisque - unglazed tinted porcelain, refers to an Antique
doll
Bisquette - durable composition material
Blown Glass Eyes - hollow glass eyes
Bonnet Doll - one piece bisque doll with molded bonnet
Boudoir Doll - ladies bed decoration or sofa accent doll
Breather - open or pierced nostrils
Buckram - stiff cotton or linen fabric
Caracul - lamb skin short curly fur for wigs
Celebrity, Personality Doll - resembles a famous
person
Celluloid Doll - cellulose nitrate & camphor material
Centimeters to Inches - to convert multiply by .3937
Character Doll - lifelike doll, child or adult
China Doll - glazed porcelain head, partial china limbs
Cloth Doll - made of all cloth, some are called Rag Dolls
Composite - not used by doll collectors, see
next entry
Composition - wood pulp & glue doll material
Closed Mouth - closed lips, no mouth opening
Crazing - fine lines on painted surface of
composition dolls
Crown - opening on top back of antique doll heads
Doll House Dolls - small dolls dressed as family or
domestics
Dolly Face - antique child face doll used
Embossed Mark - raised letters, numbers, makers
symbol
Fate Lade - Fortune Telling doll
Feathered Eyebrows - brows painted with many fine
strokes
Fixed or Stationary Eyes - eyes that do not sleep
Flag Doll - China head doll with a flag print fabric body
Flange Neck - neck ridge with bottom holes to attach
body
Flapper Doll - short bobbed hair, slender limbs,
1920s style
Flirty Eyes - eyes that move side to side
Flocked Hair - short fibers glued to head as hair
Frozen Charlotte, Frozen Charlie - one piece all
bisque doll
Fumsup Touchwud - Thumbs Up Touch wood - WW I & WW II good
luck charm given to soldiers by their loved ones.
Golliwogg - W.O.G.S., Working On Government Service,
nickname of 1800s Egyptian natives known as Ghuls
Googly, Goolies, Goo Goo - roguish look to the side
eyes
Gusset - sewn triangular insert to allow movement,
strength
Gutta Percha - Malaysian gum tree, hard rubber
substance
HTF - Hard To Find
Hard Plastic - doll material used after 1948
Haunted Doll + a storyline - oy vey, see the L@@K entry
Huminals - figure has both human & animal
characteristics
Incised Mark - permanent mark impressed into head or
body
Intaglio Eyes - eyes inset or cut into head then painted
JCB - jointed composition body
Jobber - one who buys, sells doll wholesale