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UNMENTIONABLES [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-10-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Clothing Accessories
Record 1, Main entry term, English
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Made by specialist craftsmen, phallic in shape, often finely engraved with amorous verses and devices, and sometimes even concealing a dagger, the erotic symbolism of the busk is beyond dispute. (Fashion and Fetishism, 1982, p. 30). 1, record 1, English, - busk
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
stiffened by two busks--strip of wood or steel--placed down each side of the lacing.(Unmentionables from Fig Leaves to Scanties, 1933, p. 90). 1, record 1, English, - busk
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Accessoires vestimentaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- busc
1, record 1, French, busc
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le corps piqué était maintenu [...] à l'aide d'un busc apparent, c'était une lame de buis, d'ivoire, de nacre gravée ou bien d'acier, même d'argent damasquiné. Ce busc était destiné à maintenir raide et droit le corps piqué qui est recouvert et caché par la basquine. (Le costume (La Renaissance - Louis XIII), 1990, p. 26). 1, record 1, French, - busc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Avec Watteau, Fragonard, Saint-Aubin [...], on va seulement connaître les secrets [...], la grâce d'un dos ou d'un bras alangui, libérés des buscs et des baleines. (Le costume (Restauration - Belle Époque), 1990, p. 63). 1, record 1, French, - busc
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-10-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Clothing Accessories
Record 2, Main entry term, English
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A girdle wound round the body under the breasts and at the waist and hips, with long knotted ends hanging to the ground in front. (Historic Costuming, 1966, p. 8). 1, record 2, English, - zona
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A wooden band worn around... [the] waist.... belt put on the Grecian maiden at the nubile age, which the husband himself unties on his wedding night.(Unmentionables from Fig Leaves to Scanties, 1933, p. 54). 1, record 2, English, - zona
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Accessoires vestimentaires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- zona
1, record 2, French, zona
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ceinture large et plate que les jeunes filles portaient sur les hanches, et qui n'était déposée qu'après le mariage, quand l'époux l'avait dénouée. Antiquité grecque dès le IXe s. av. J.-C. (Histoire du costume, 1965, p. 444). 1, record 2, French, - zona
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De même, [Catulle] vante le zona comme ceinture virginale. Mieux, Martial donne pour titre à l'un de ses poèmes le nom de ce dessous. [...] Ce début d'un culte fétichiste se reflète dans la locution courante zonam solvere qui signifie épouser. (Le nu vêtu et dévêtu, 1979, p. 93). 1, record 2, French, - zona
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-01-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Underwear
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- inexpressibles 1, record 3, English, inexpressibles
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- unmentionables 1, record 3, English, unmentionables
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Lingerie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pantalon
1, record 3, French, pantalon
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- culotte 1, record 3, French, culotte
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mot anglais dit par euphémisme pour culotte, pantalon, et employé quelquefois en ce sens en français, par plaisanterie. (Littré) 1, record 3, French, - pantalon
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Underwear
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- unmentionables 1, record 4, English, unmentionables
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Lingerie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- dessous
1, record 4, French, dessous
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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