English Explanatory Dictionary

breast-girdle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A band or girdle worn around the breasts, serving as a form of brassiere in Mediaeval times.

Word forms

breast-girdle breast-girdles breast girdle breastgirdle

Etymology

From Middle English brest girdil, equivalent to breast + girdle. Compare English breastband, breaststrap.

Synonyms

strophium
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