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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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    Sleeveless one-piece outfit worn over a shirt, with long legs dungarees [20] overalls, [17] bib overalls, farm overalls Long leg bottoms made out of thick sweatshirt fabric with elastic at the bottom joggers, [21] jogging bottoms, tracksuit bottoms [22] sweatpants, [23] joggers [24] Track suit trousers

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

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    A TikTok video of three young girls promoting Texas clothing boutique Dear Hannah Prep, gave their thoughts on "preppy." "It's fun and colorful," explained a girl. "Exciting and very girly," one said.

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

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    1. Often a cake eater was the opposite of a flapper e.g.The individual is dressed in tight-fitting attire, including a belted coat with pointed lapels, one-button pants, a low snug collar, and a greenish-pink shirt with a jazzbo tie; see flaming youth [21] 2. Spoiled rich person; Playboy [83] 3. Lady's man [84] 4.

  6. Video of Gen Alpha kids explaining internet slang has older ...

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    The video — shot while riding in the car with her half-sister Simone and Simone's best friend, Jorja — explains which slang words are "in" and "out," according to the youngest generation.

  7. Rah-rah skirt - Wikipedia

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    The rah-rah (or ra-ra) skirt is a short flounced layered skirt that originated in cheerleading and became a popular fashion trend among teenage girls in the early 1980s. As such it marked, as the Oxford Dictionary noted, the first successful attempt to revive the miniskirt that had been introduced in the mid-1960s. [ 1 ]

  8. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    Usually found in sleeves and skirts, but also in very full bell-bottom trousers. [6] [7] Compare gusset. gore A gore is a shaped segment, narrow at the top and wider at the base, extending from the waistline to the hem of a skirt. Flared skirts can be made of 2 or more gores. [8] Four-. six-. and eight-gore skirts are common. grain 1.

  9. Skirt - Wikipedia

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    T-skirt: A skirt made from a tee-shirt. The T-skirt is generally modified to result in a pencil skirt, with invisible zippers, full length two-way separating side zippers, as well as artful fabric overlays and yokes. Tiered skirt: A skirt made of several horizontal layers, each wider than the one above, and divided by stitching.