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  2. Clothing terminology - Wikipedia

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    Shirt and skirt are originally the same word, the former being the southern and the latter the northern pronunciation in early Middle English. Coat remains a term for an overgarment, its essential meaning for the last thousand years (see Coat).

  3. List of garments having different names in American and ...

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    garment worn over genitals as underwear - gender specific term (women) knickers [28] panties [29] Garment worn over genitals as underwear - gender neutral term pants, [26] underwear, underpants [30] underwear, underpants [30] Garment worn inside the home. Dressing gown [31] Bathrobe, [32] robe

  4. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    Interfacing is a common term for a variety of materials used on the unseen or "wrong" side of fabrics in sewing. Interfacings support the fashion fabric ("shell fabric") of the garment and may be selected to change the hang of the fabric in some portions of the garment; for instance, a shirt collar has an interior stiffening from interfacing.

  5. What is 'preppy'? The old slang has a new meaning

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    Preppy is a slang word that means colorful, frilly clothing. ... (collared shirts, khaki pants, tennis skirts or blazers) ... Whereas the slang word ...

  6. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    While slang is usually inappropriate for formal settings, this assortment includes well-known expressions from that time, with some still in use today, e.g., blind date, cutie-pie, freebie, and take the ball and run. [2] These items were gathered from published sources documenting 1920s slang, including books, PDFs, and websites.

  7. Skirt - Wikipedia

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    A skirt made by bringing two folds of fabric to a center line in front and/ or back. May be cut straight at sides or be slightly flared. Has been a basic type of skirt since the 1920s. [22] Pleated skirt: A skirt with fullness reduced to fit the waist by means of regular pleats ('plaits') or folds, which can be stitched flat to hip-level or ...

  8. Culottes - Wikipedia

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    The term can refer to either split skirts, historical men's breeches, or women's underpants; this is an example of fashion-industry words taken from designs across history, languages and cultures, then being used to describe different garments, often creating confusion among historians and readers.

  9. Shirt - Wikipedia

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    A shirt is a cloth garment for the upper body (from the neck to the waist).. Originally an undergarment worn exclusively by men, it has become, in American English, a catch-all term for a broad variety of upper-body garments and undergarments.