It’s aclothing –accessory and it could be
a stay – as in collar or corset stays, or a busk, maybe, also for
corsets.
Is this what you are looking for?
Candace Perry
From:
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008
3:47 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Calling all Nomenclature
experts!
Here’s
a test for you. What would you call an object that is made to go inside a piece
of clothing to shape and/or stiffen it? And what category/sub-category would
you put it in?
(If I
knew the answer, I wouldn’t be asking!)
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