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Costume: Accoutrements | |
| baldric baldrick baudric baudrick baudricke bawdric | an often ornamental belt worn over one shoulder to support a sword or bugle. |
| bandelier bandoleer bandolier | a shoulder belt for carrying ammunition. |
| bandoleered | wearing a BANDOLEER. |
| bandoliered | wearing a BANDOLIER. |
| baudric | see BALDRIC. |
| baudrick | see BALDRIC. |
| baudricke | see BALDRIC. |
| bawdric | see BALDRIC. |
| begoggled+ | wearing goggles. |
| belt | a band of leather or other material, esp one worn around the waist; (verb) to strike with or as with a belt. |
| beltless | without a belt. |
| beltline | the waistline. |
| bifocaled+ | wearing BIFOCALS. |
| bifocals | spectacles with bifocal lenses. |
| brolly | (coll.) an umbrella. |
| bumbershoot | (coll.) an umbrella. |
| burdash | a fringed sash worn by gentlemen in the time of Anne and George. |
| ceinture | a belt for the waist. |
| chadar chaddar chaddor chador chuddah chuddar chudder | the large veil worn by Muslim women. The pl. of CHADOR is CHADRI or CHADORS. |
| chatta | an umbrella. |
| cheveron chevron | a kid glove. |
| chuddah | see CHADAR. |
| chuddar | see CHADAR. |
| chudder | see CHADAR. |
| cincture | a belt worn around an ecclesiastical vestment; (verb) to gird or surround. |
| crios+ | a multi-coloured woollen belt worn by men in the Aran Islands: CRIOSES. |
| cumberbund cummerbund kummerbund+ | a waistband, a sash. [Hindi kamarband, a loinband]. |
| dicky dickey dickie dickybird+ dickeybird+ | a false shirt-front. |
| dumpy | a short umbrella: DUMPIES. |
| eyeglass | a glass to assist the sight, esp a monocle; the lens of an optical instrument to which the eye is applied. |
| eyeshade | a piece of stiff, usu tinted, transparent material, worn like the peak of a cap to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light. |
| flabellum | a fan; especially, the fan carried before the pope on state occasions, made in ostrich and peacock feathers. Pl. FLABELLUMS or FLABELLA. |
| fogle | a silk handkerchief. |
| fourchette | a forked reinforcement on the backs of gloves. |
| foureyed+ | wearing spectacles. |
| gamp | a large, baggy umbrella. |
| girdle | a WAISTBELT; a cord worn around the waist by a monk, etc; (verb) to enclose with or as with a girdle. |
| glove | a covering for the hand, normally with a sheath for each finger; (verb) to cover with or as with a glove. |
| gloveless+ | without gloves. |
| gloving | (noun) the craft of making gloves. |
| gorgoneion | a mask carved in imitation of a Gorgon's head. |
| gremial | a cloth laid on a bishop's knees to keep his vestments clean from oil at ordination. |
| handkercher | a handkerchief. |
| hankie hanky | (coll.) a handkerchief. |
| jambee | a fashionable cane. [From Jambi in Sumatra]. |
| lorgnette | a pair of spectacles or opera glasses on a handle. [Fr. lorgner, to have a furtive look, from MF lorgne, squinting]. |
| lorgnon | an EYEGLASS. |
| mask | a covering for the face, or the upper part of it, for concealment, disguise, protection, amusement or ceremonial purposes; (verb) to conceal with or as with a mask. |
| mitt mitten | any of various glovelike hand coverings, such as one that does not cover the fingers. |
| mittened | wearing MITTENS. |
| monocle | a single eyeglass. |
| monocled | wearing a MONOCLE. |
| mouchoir | (Fr.) a handkerchief. |
| muckender | a handkerchief. [Fr. mouchoir]. |
| muff | an open-ended cylinder of fur or cloth into which the hands are placed for warmth; (verb) to make a mess of, fail to catch. |
| muscatorium | a FLABELLUM, a fan; especially, the fan carried before the pope on state occasions, made in ostrich and peacock feathers. Pl. MUSCATORIA. |
| napkin | a small square of linen, paper, etc, used at table for wiping the mouth and hands, protecting clothing, etc; a baby's nappy; a handkerchief. |
| niqab+ | a type of veil worn by some Muslim women that is made of lightweight opaque fabric and leaves only the eyes uncovered. |
| ombrella | an UMBRELLA. |
| parasol | a light portable screen or canopy carried to give shade from the sun, esp. a small light umbrella. |
| parasoled+ | equipped with a parasol. |
| patte | a narrow band keeping a belt or sash in its place. |
| pockies+ | (Scots) mittens. No POCKIE*. |
| regalia | royal accoutrements. |
| sash | to dress or adorn with a sash. |
| shash | a sash; (verb) to adorn with a sash. |
| specs | spectacles. |
| sudarium | a cloth for wiping away sweat. Pl. SUDARIA. |
| sudary | a napkin or handkerchief. |
| sunglasses | dark-lensed spectacles used to protect the eyes against strong sunlight. |
| sunshade | a parasol; also, an awning. |
| sweatband | an absorbent wristlet worn by e.g. tennis players to prevent sweat running down to their hands. |
| trifocals | spectacles with trifocal lenses giving near, intermediate and far vision. |
| umbrel | an umbrella. |
| umbrella | to shelter with an umbrella. |
| umbrello | an umbrella. Pl. UMBRELLOES or UMBRELLOS. |
| unglove | to remove the glove from. |
| unsashed | without a sash. |
| unspectacled | not wearing spectacles. |
| varifocals | spectacles having differing focal lengths. |
| veilless | having no veil. |
| vele | a veil. |
| waistband | the strip of fabric in a garment that fits round the waist. |
| waistbelt | a belt worn round the waist e.g. for the carrying of money. |
| waistcloth | a cloth or wrapper worn about the waist; by extension, such a garment worn about the hips and passing between the thighs. |
| waistline | a line thought of as marking the waist, but not fixed by anatomy in women's fashions. |
| watchstrap | the strap of a watch. |
| wristband | a band worn round the wrist e.g. to soak up sweat. |
| yashmac yashmak yasmak | a double Muslim veil leaving only eyes uncovered. |
| zona | a girdle or belt; a zone. Pl. ZONAE. |
| zonulet | a small belt or girdle. |
| zoster | an ancient Greek waist-belt for men. |