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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.
Chandelle: A climbing turn
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.
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