Clothing & Appearance
Clothes, style, grooming, and how people look.
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sunbonnet
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/ˈsʌnˌbɑnət/
a bonnet with a broad brim or projecting sides designed to shade the face and neck from sunlight
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dandyism
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/ˈdæn.diːˌɪzəm/
the cultivated dress, manners, wit, and self-presentation characteristic of a dandy
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smocked
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/smɑːkt/
wearing or dressed in a smock
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selvage
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/ˈsɛlvɪdʒ/
the narrow finished edge of woven fabric that prevents it from fraying
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galluses
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/ˈɡæləsɪz/
chiefly US dialect, usually plural: straps worn over the shoulders to hold up trousers; suspenders or braces
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foppishness
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/ˈfɑː.pɪʃ.nəs/
excessive concern with fashionable dress, grooming, and elegant manners, especially in a man
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lappet
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/ˈlæpɪt/
a small hanging fold, flap, or strip on a garment or headdress, often made of lace or muslin
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breastpin
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/ˈbrɛstˌpɪn/
dated: an ornamental pin worn on clothing at the chest, especially in a cravat or shirtfront
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neckcloth
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/ˈnɛkˌklɔθ/
a cloth worn around the neck, especially an ornamental cravat worn by men in earlier periods
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stomacher
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/ˈstʌm.ə.kɚ/
historical: a stiff, often richly decorated triangular panel worn over the chest and stomach at the front of a woman's bodice
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gaiter
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/ˈɡeɪ.təɹ/
a protective covering worn over the ankle and lower leg, often extending over the top of a shoe
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labret
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/ˈleɪbrɪt/
an ornament worn through a piercing in or near the lip; also the piercing itself
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sacque
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/sæk/
historical: a woman's loose gown or jacket hanging from the shoulders, especially a fashionable eighteenth-century garment
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buskin
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/ˈbʌs.kɪn/
a soft boot reaching to the calf or knee, often laced up the front
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genomically
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In a way that relates to a genome or genetic makeup.
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