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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.
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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.
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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.
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Chandelle:
A climbing turn
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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.
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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.
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Denier:
A unit of fineness of silk, rayon, or nylon yarn. Denier increases as the
thickness of the fiber increases.
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Faux:
Imitation, such as faux silk.
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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
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Kimono:
A long robe with wide sleeves traditionally worn with a broad sash as an
outer garment ; a loose dressing gown or jacket
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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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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
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Netting (Net):
A net fabric to cover or enclose with
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Padded Push-Up:
Extra padding added on bottom and sides of each cup. This also helps
achieve extra cleavage.
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Patent Leather:
Leather with a hard smooth glossy surface.
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Peignoir:
A woman's loose fitting dressing gown
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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
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Poly:
A polymerized plastic or something made of this; especially : a polyester
fiber, fabric, or garment
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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
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Regency:
Relating to, or characteristic of the styles of George IV's regency as
Prince of Wales during the period 1811-20
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Ribbed:
Vertical ridges in a garment.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Waffle:
To weave; a type of weave.