woman's+skirt

  • 81Carlo —    Fetish illustrator active in 1930s and 1940s. Probably a pseudonym for a group of illustrators who created images for light S M novels in the inter war period. The most talented of the group is most likely a Charleno [which is probably a… …

    Dictionary of erotic artists: painters, sculptors, printmakers, graphic designers and illustrators

  • 82clothes —    Many beliefs focus on new clothes, and there are several times when it was good to wear them for the first time. One was *New Year, on the principle that whatever you did on that day would affect the rest of the year, while others swore by… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 83bustle — bustle1 bustler, n. bustlingly, adv. /bus euhl/, v., bustled, bustling, n. v.i. 1. to move or act with a great show of energy (often fol. by about): He bustled about cooking breakfast. 2. to abound or teem with something; display an abundance of… …

    Universalium

  • 84hoop — hoopless, adj. hooplike, adj. /hoohp, hoop/, n. 1. a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material. 2. such a band for holding together the staves of a cask, tub, etc. 3. a large ring of iron, wood, plastic, etc., used as a… …

    Universalium

  • 85pleat — pleat1 [ plit ] noun count a fold in a piece of cloth, for example in a woman s skirt pleat pleat 2 [ plit ] verb transitive to make pleats in cloth ╾ pleat|ed adjective: a pleated skirt …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 86petticoat — n. Skirt, woman s skirt …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 87pleat — I UK [pliːt] / US [plɪt] noun [countable] Word forms pleat : singular pleat plural pleats a fold in a piece of cloth, for example in a woman s skirt II UK [pliːt] / US [plɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms pleat : present tense I/you/we/they pleat… …

    English dictionary

  • 88hoop — [[t]hup, hʊp[/t]] n. 1) a rigid circular band or ring, as of metal or wood 2) bui such a band for holding together the staves of a cask, tub, etc 3) gam a large ring, as of metal or plastic, serving as a toy for a child to roll along the ground… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 89farthingale — /ˈfaðɪŋgeɪl/ (say fahdhinggayl) noun a kind of hoop skirt or framework for expanding a woman s skirt, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries. {Middle French verdugale, from Spanish verdugado, from verdugo shoot, rod} …

  • 90hoop — /hup / (say hoohp) noun 1. a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material. 2. such a band to hold together the staves of a cask, barrel, etc. 3. a large ring of wood or plastic for children s games. 4. something resembling a hoop …