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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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