† stiffen-bodiedadj.

Etymology: probably for *stiffened-bodied, ‘having a stiffened body’; see stiffened adj. at stiffen v. Derivatives.

Obsolete.

Having the body (see body n. 4c) stiffened with whalebone, etc. (said of a garment).

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > stiffening

whalebone1602

whaleboneda1634

stiffen-bodied1705

boned1871

well-boned1871

1705 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus I. v. 15 The good old Dames..Were all most primitively drest In stiffen-body'd Russet Gowns.

1748 Lady Luxborough Let. 10 Apr. in Lett. to W. Shenstone (1775) 12 The stiffen-bodied gown would not add charms..to a beautiful woman.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	stiffen-bodied
释义	† stiffen-bodiedadj. Etymology: probably for stiffened-bodied, ‘having a stiffened body’; see stiffened* adj. at stiffen v. Derivatives. Obsolete. Having the body (see body n. 4c) stiffened with whalebone, etc. (said of a garment). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > stiffening whalebone1602 whaleboneda1634 stiffen-bodied1705 boned1871 well-boned1871 1705 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus I. v. 15 The good old Dames..Were all most primitively drest In stiffen-body'd Russet Gowns. 1748 Lady Luxborough Let. 10 Apr. in Lett. to W. Shenstone (1775) 12 The stiffen-bodied gown would not add charms..to a beautiful woman. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1705
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