Applied Ears: Ears molded independently and affixed to the head

Bald Head: Head with no crown opening, could be covered by a wig or have painted hair.

BéBé: French child doll with "dolly face."

Belton-type: A bald head with one, two or three small holes for attaching wig.

Biscaloid: Ceramic or composition substance for making dolls; also called imitation bisque.

Bisque: Unglazed porcelain, usually flesh tinted, used for dolls' head or all bisque dolls.

Character Doll: Dolls with bisque or composition heads, modeled to look life like, such as infants, young or older children, young ladies, and so on.

China: Glazed porcelain used for dolls' heads Frozen Charlottes.

Child Dolls: Dolls with a typical "dolly face," which represents a child.

Composition: A material used for dolls ' heads and bodies, consisting of such items as wood pulp, glue, sawdust, flour, rags and sundry other substances.

DEP: Abbreviation used on German and French dolls claiming registration.

Dolly Face: Typical face used on bisque dolls before 1910 when the character face was developed; "dolly faces" were used after 1910.

Fixed Eyes: Glass eyes that do not more or sleep.

Flirty Eyes: Eyes which move from side to side as dolls head is tilted.

Frozen Charlotte: Doll molded all in one piece including arms and legs.

Ges.(Gesch.): Used on German dolls to indicate design is registered or patented.

Googly Eyes: Large, often round eyes looking to the side; also called roguish or goo goo eyes.

Hard Plastic: Hard material used to make dolls after 1948.

Intaglio Eyes: Painted eyes with sunken pupil and iris.

Kid Body: Body of white or pink leather.

Lady Doll: Dolls with an adult face and a body with adult proportions.

Mohair: Goat's hair widely used in making doll wigs.

Open-Mouth: Lips parted with an actual opening in the bisque usually has teeth either molded in the bisque or set in separately and sometimes a tongue.

Original Clothes: Clothes belonging to a doll during the childhood of the original owner, either commercially or homemade.

Painted Bisque: Bisque covered with a layer of flesh-colored paint which has not been baked in, so will easily rub or wash off.

Paperweight Eyes: Blown glass eyes which have depth and look real, usually found in French dolls.

Pink Bisque: A later bisque of about 1920 which was pre-colored pink.

Stationary Eyes: Glass eyes which do not move or sleep.

Toddler Body: Usually a chubby ball jointed composition body with chunky, shorter thighs and  a diagonal hip joint; sometimes has curved instead of jointed arms; sometimes is of five pieces with straight chubby legs.

Vinyl: Soft plastic material used for making dolls after 1950s.

Wax Over: A doll with head and/or limbs of  papier-mâché or composition covered with a layer of wax to give a natural lifelike finish.

Weighted Eyes: Eyes which can be made to sleep by means of a weight which is attached to the eyes.