Lingerie Dictionary

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.

Burn-Out

A weaved "sheer opening" in
the material

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

Car Wash Skirt:

A skirt with multiple splits.

Catsuits:

Full-body length stretchy, skin-tight, sexy outfits. Some are very sheer . Some come with a pantyhose footing or stirrups

Charmeuse:

A fine semi-lustrous satin-like crepe

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!

Chiffon:

A sheer, soft fabric, especially if made of silk.

Chopper Bar:

A distinct yet delicate sculptured wavy lace on an outfit.

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.

Fishnet:

A coarse open-mesh fabric, often seen in fishnet stockings.

G-String:

A panty with a very thin (string like) band of fabric in the back.

Garterbelt:

A garment circling the hips, with straps to support a stocking.

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

Lurex:

A trademark- used for metallic yarn or thread

Lycra:

A spandex synthetic fiber. Lycra is very stretchy and is used in tight, body hugging garments like catsuits and sexy dresses.

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.

Mesh:

A woven knit, or knotted material of open texture with evenly spaced holes

French 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

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.

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

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

Satinella:

Suggestive of satin. Satinella is especially of a smooth lustrous appearance or sleekness to touch.

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

Spandex:

Any of various elastic (stretchy) textile fibers made chiefly of polyurethane; also : clothing made of this material.

Surplice:

Meaning a loose fit.

Tap Pants:

Very feminine boxer shorts. Materials are usually soft, silky and/or sheer.

Teddiette:

A strapless one piece bathing suit type garment with garters. (to be worn with stockings.)

Teddy:

A strapless one piece bathing suit type of garment without garters.

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)

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.