A woman's close-fitting bodice.
[French, skirt of a garment, alteration (perhaps influenced by Basque, Basque) of Old French baste, from Italian basta, tuck, possibly of Germanic origin.]
basque
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basque (băsk)  |
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A woman's close-fitting bodice.
A woman's close-fitting bodice.
| Wikipedia: Basque (clothing) |
A basque is an item of women's apparel. The term, of French origin, refers to a type of bodice or jacket, and in modern usage a long corset, characterized by a close, contoured fit and extending past the waistline over the hips. So-called because the fashion was adopted from Basque traditional dress, initially by the French and then throughout Western fashion.
In Victorian fashion, basque refers to a closely fitted bodice or jacket extending past the waistline over the hips; depending on era, it may be worn over a hoopskirt (earlier Victorian era) or bustle (later Victorian era). A basque bodice (i.e., when considered as a dress component, to be worn with a specific skirt) could also be referred to as a "corset waist", because of its close fit.[1]
In 20th century and contemporary attire, the term is used to refer to certain articles of lingerie, particularly a type of corset known as a torsolette, or alternately a torso-hugging camisole that resembles a corset (typically featuring decorative front or back lace-up detail), but of more delicate construction and offering little or no figure-molding compression.
In modern usage, basque may also refer to clothing details reminiscent of lingerie such as frilly lace and cutout, "peekaboo" designs.
References
- ^ Anonymous (August 1874). "Fashions for August". Arthur's illustrated home magazine 42 (8): 531.
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| Translations: Basque |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - stramt kjoleliv
n. - basker
adj. - baskisk
Nederlands (Dutch)
(keurslijf met) schootje, Bask(isch)
Français (French)
n. - (Ling) basque
n. - Basque, Basquaise
adj. - basque
Deutsch (German)
n. - Baske, Schößchen(jacke), Schoßjacke
n. - Baske, Schößchen(jacke)
adj. - baskisch
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Βάσκος, μπάσκα (είδος κορσέ)
adj. - βασκικός
Português (Portuguese)
n. - basco (m)
adj. - basco
Русский (Russian)
баск, баскский
Español (Spanish)
n. - chaquetilla ajustada de mujer, jubón
n. - vasco, vascuence
adj. - vasco, vascuence
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bask, baskiska person, baskiska (språket)
adj. - baskisk
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
巴斯克人, 巴斯克语, 巴斯克的, 巴斯克语的
紧身女上衣
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 巴斯克人, 巴斯克語
adj. - 巴斯克的, 巴斯克語的
n. - 緊身女上衣
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 허리 밑까지 내려오는 여성용 웃옷
n. - 바스크인[어]
adj. - 바스크인[어]의
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - バスク人, バスク語, バスク
adj. - バスク人の
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) من أقليم الباسك (صفه) ما يخص هذا الأقليم
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - חולצה צמודה
n. - באסקי, באסקית (שפה)
adj. - באסקי
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