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Lingerie
Dictionary
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Babydoll: |
A sleeveless, loose
fitting top or a bra with sheer material attached with lengths
varying from just under the breasts to derriere . A babydoll
usually comes with a matching G-string or panty. |
| Boning: |
A strip of stiff
material is placed in certain areas of the garment to help
structure a desired look or support. You may see this in many
bustiers and bras. |
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Burn-Out: |
A weaved "sheer" opening in
the material |
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Bustier: |
A tightly fitted
top. Some have removable garters (to wear with Stockings). Some
come with G-String, thong or panty. |
Camisole or
Cami: |
A short sleeveless
undergarment for women, a short negligee. Sometimes worn as an
outer garment (depending on the material) or under a suit
jacket. |
| Chenille: |
A soft wool, cotton, silk, or
rayon yarn with protruding pile |
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Car Wash
Skirt: |
A
skirt with multiple splits. |
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Catsuits: |
Full-body length
stretchy, skin-tight, sexy outfits. Some are very sheer . Some
come with a pantyhose footing or stirrups |
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Charmeuse: |
A fine semi-lustrous satin-like crepe |
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Chemise: |
A loose-fitting
dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist,
typically with a short hemline. These can be worn with or
without panties. Great for any type of figure! |
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Chiffon: |
A sheer, soft
fabric, especially if made of silk. |
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Chopper Bar: |
A distinct yet
delicate sculptured wavy lace on an outfit. |
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Cincher: |
An adjustable ‘back
to waist’ lace-up tightly fitted top. |
Demi Bra or
Demi Cup: |
These come across
the breast just above the nipple, also know as a half bra.
Demi's don't expose the nipple. |
| Denier: |
A unit of fineness of silk,
rayon, or nylon yarn. Denier increases as the thickness of the
fiber increases. |
| Faux: |
Imitation, such as faux
silk. |
| Feather: |
A projecting strip, rib, fin, or flange. |
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Fishnet: |
A coarse open-mesh fabric, often seen in
fishnet stockings. |
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G-String: |
A panty with a very
thin (string like) band of fabric in the back. |
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Garterbelt: |
A garment circling the hips,
with straps to support a stocking. |
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Jacquard: |
A fabric of intricate variegated weave or
pattern |
| Kimono: |
A long robe with wide sleeves
traditionally worn with a broad sash as an outer garment ; a
loose dressing gown or jacket |
| Lame: |
A brocaded clothing fabric made from any
of various fibers combined with tinsel filling threads
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Lurex: |
A trademark- used for metallic
yarn or thread |
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Lycra: |
A spandex synthetic fiber. Lycra is very
stretchy and is used in tight, body hugging garments like
catsuits and sexy dresses. |
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Marabou: |
A soft feathery fluffy material prepared
from turkey feathers or the coverts of marabous and used
especially for trimming women's hats or clothes. |
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Mesh: |
A woven knit, or knotted
material of open texture with evenly spaced holes |
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Net: |
An open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted,
or woven together at regular intervals; a strong seam stitched
on both sides of the fabric to enclose all raw edges
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| Netting
(Net): |
A net fabric to cover or enclose with |
Padded
Push-Up: |
Extra padding added
on bottom and sides of each cup. This also helps achieve extra
cleavage. |
Patent
Leather: |
Leather with a hard smooth glossy
surface. |
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Peignoir: |
A woman's loose fitting dressing gown |
Penne
Velvet: |
A silk or rayon velvet with lustrous pile
flattened in one direction; a heavy silk or rayon satin with
high luster and waxy smoothness |
| Poly: |
A polymerized plastic or something made
of this; especially : a polyester fiber, fabric, or garment |
Princess Line
Seaming: |
Close-fitting and usually with gores (a
tapering or triangular piece"as of cloth in a skirt") from neck
to flaring hemline
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| Rayon: |
Any of a group of smooth textile fibers
made from regenerated cellulose by extrusion through minute
holes: a rayon yarn, thread, or fabric |
| Regency: |
Relating to, or characteristic of the
styles of George IV's regency as Prince of Wales during the
period 1811-20 |
| Ribbed: |
Vertical ridges in a garment. |
| Sarong: |
A loose garment made of a
long strip of cloth wrapped around the body that is worn as a
skirt or dress |
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Satinella: |
Suggestive of satin. Satinella is
especially of a smooth lustrous appearance or sleekness to
touch. |
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Shelf Bra: |
Comes below the
breast to just under the nipple. It's usually supported and
structured though the "boning"
process which helps in uplifting the breasts for added cleavage. |
| Sling: |
Straps attached
to each end of a piece of material |
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Spandex: |
Any of various elastic
(stretchy) textile fibers made chiefly of polyurethane; also :
clothing made of this material. |
| Surplice: |
Meaning a loose fit. |
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Tap Pants: |
Very feminine boxer
shorts. Materials are usually soft, silky and/or sheer. |
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Teddiette: |
A strapless one
piece bathing suit type garment with garters. (to be worn with
stockings.) |
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Teddy: |
A strapless one
piece bathing suit type of garment without garters. |
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Thong: |
A panty with a small strip or
band of fabric in the back. Thongs have more material in the
back than a G-string. |
| Tricot: |
A plain warp-knitted fabric (as of nylon,
wool, rayon, silk, or cotton) with a close inelastic knit and
used especially in clothing (as underwear) |
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Underwire: |
A strip of flatted
steel-wire ( or other man-made material) placed under the cups
of the bra (sewn into the material) for added support. |
| Waffle: |
To weave; a type of weave. |
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