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111gore — I. /gɔ / (say gaw) noun blood that is shed, especially when clotted. {Middle English; Old English gor dung, dirt} II. /gɔ / (say gaw) verb (t) (gored, goring) (of an animal) to pierce with the horns or tusks. {Middle English goren. Compare gore3} …
112near is my kirtle, but nearer is my smock — A justification for looking after one’s own closest interests; see also the next proverb (near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin). A kirtle is a woman’s skirt or gown; a smock is an undergarment. Cf. PLAUTUS Trinummus 1. 1154 tunica propior… …
113farthingale — n. hist. a hooped petticoat or a stiff curved roll to extend a woman s skirt. Etymology: earlier vardingale, verd f. F verdugale f. Sp. verdugado f. verdugo rod …
114masher — noun 1. a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women • Syn: ↑wolf, ↑woman chaser, ↑skirt chaser • Derivationally related forms: ↑mash • Hypernyms: ↑womanizer, ↑woma …
115perkily — adverb in a perky manner stuck perkily, like a bustle on a woman s skirt • Derived from adjective: ↑perky …
116philanderer — noun a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them • Syn: ↑womanizer, ↑womaniser • Derivationally related forms: ↑philander, ↑womanise (for: ↑womaniser), ↑womanize …
117womanizer — noun a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them • Syn: ↑womaniser, ↑philanderer • Derivationally related forms: ↑philander (for: ↑philanderer), ↑womanise ( …
118Muff (handwarmer) — Woman with a Muff by Berthe Morisot A muff is a fashion accessory for outdoors usually made of a cylinder of fur or fabric with both ends open for keeping the hands warm. It was introduced to women s fashion in the 16th century and was popular… …
119History of corsets — Woman s corset c. 1730–1740. Silk plain weave with supplementary weft float patterning, stiffened with baleen. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, M.63.24.5.[1] …
120Choli — Woman in Choli Women in Choli CE 320 Gupta Empire …
