breast bindingn.

Brit.

/ˈbrɛst bʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbrɛst ˌbaɪndɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: breast n., binding n.

Etymology: < breast n. + binding n. Compare breast binder n. and earlier binding n. Additions.

a. A bandage, garment, length of fabric, etc., worn around the chest (typically beneath the clothing) to support, compress, or flatten the breasts.

ΚΠ

1883 E. M. Geldart Guide to Mod. Greek i. 62 Hence στηθοδέσμων = ‘breast-bindings’, ‘stays’.

1950 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 24 Sept. ii. 8/5 The costumer said... ‘We would not faithfully reproduce..a sack dress of the Twenties. They required breast bindings.’

1984 Artibus Asiae 45 289 Durgā is shown as a lithe and graceful figure... She wears a crown and jewelry, a dhoti and a kuca bandha (breast-binding).

1998 TV-TS Tapestry Oct. 22/3 She assumes that the absence of breast bindings or genital prosthetics..from Billy's body at his death..was an indication that he was anticipating discovery.

2019 @GyakutennoMeg 5 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 23 Mar. 2022) So what's the difference between a breast binding and a tight bikini, then? Both stop the boobs from swinging, but only one of them is ‘okay’ in your eyes.

b. The action or practice of flattening and compressing the breasts by binding them tightly with fabric, bandages, tape, etc., or (in later use) by wearing a binder (see binder n. Additions).Breast binding has been carried out for various reasons, such as conforming to a particular culture or fashion, disguising the busts of women performing male roles in drama, supporting the breasts of sportswomen, etc., but it is now most often associated with the use of binders by transmasculine or non-binary people.

ΚΠ

1925 H. Brown Mod. Med. Methods iii. 62 I pointed out that deformed nipples were to a great extent the result of breast binding... I also warned the sex [sc. women] against their strivings to become..masculine in outline.

1932 M. B. Hollister Lady Fourth Daughter of China ii. 62 ‘Influence authorities to forbid breast binding,’ runs one of the aims of the women's department of the party. This evil which Chinese reformers are trying to remove comes from the idea of immaturity as a safe-guard to unmarried girls.

1979 D. G. Wolf Lesbian Community ii. 40 The old gay world divided up into ‘butch’ and ‘femme’... Butches..presented themselves as being as masculine as possible—with male clothing, sometimes extending to breast-binding and male underwear.

2015 K. McIntosh & I. Walker Gender Issues v. 84 Some of the effective ways of living include cross-dressing in the underwear of the opposite sex or unisexually; removal of body hair; breast binding in the case of females; and participation in support groups.

2. A bandage, garment, or other device used to bind the breasts of a woman for medical reasons, often in order to reduce or suppress the production of milk; = breast binder n. 1. Also: the action or practice of binding the breasts in this way.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > bandage > [noun] > bandage for specific part

wristband1663

suspensory1699

etoile1706

scapular1739

scapulary1754

accipiter1813

frond1848

stapes1875

suspensor1896

1925 F. H. Richardson Simplifying Motherhood xiv. 184 Her breasts filling up with undiminished activity, and her sole resource of breast-binding and vigorous catharsis proving woefully inadequate to check the highly painful condition.

1948 Jrnl. Clin. Endocrinol. 8 876 For the control of further difficulties with pain or engorgement in the breasts.., it was necessary to use breast binding.

2021 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 9 July There are..medical reasons for breast binding, such as to suppress lactation or to aid in healing after surgery.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	breast binding
释义	breast bindingn. Brit. /ˈbrɛst bʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbrɛst ˌbaɪndɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: breast n., binding n. Etymology: < breast n. + binding n. Compare breast binder n. and earlier binding n. Additions. 1. a. A bandage, garment, length of fabric, etc., worn around the chest (typically beneath the clothing) to support, compress, or flatten the breasts. ΚΠ 1883 E. M. Geldart Guide to Mod. Greek i. 62 Hence στηθοδέσμων = ‘breast-bindings’, ‘stays’. 1950 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 24 Sept. ii. 8/5 The costumer said... ‘We would not faithfully reproduce..a sack dress of the Twenties. They required breast bindings.’ 1984 Artibus Asiae 45 289 Durgā is shown as a lithe and graceful figure... She wears a crown and jewelry, a dhoti and a kuca bandha (breast-binding). 1998 TV-TS Tapestry Oct. 22/3 She assumes that the absence of breast bindings or genital prosthetics..from Billy's body at his death..was an indication that he was anticipating discovery. 2019 @GyakutennoMeg 5 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 23 Mar. 2022) So what's the difference between a breast binding and a tight bikini, then? Both stop the boobs from swinging, but only one of them is ‘okay’ in your eyes. b. The action or practice of flattening and compressing the breasts by binding them tightly with fabric, bandages, tape, etc., or (in later use) by wearing a binder (see binder n. Additions).Breast binding has been carried out for various reasons, such as conforming to a particular culture or fashion, disguising the busts of women performing male roles in drama, supporting the breasts of sportswomen, etc., but it is now most often associated with the use of binders by transmasculine or non-binary people. ΚΠ 1925 H. Brown Mod. Med. Methods iii. 62 I pointed out that deformed nipples were to a great extent the result of breast binding... I also warned the sex [sc. women] against their strivings to become..masculine in outline. 1932 M. B. Hollister Lady Fourth Daughter of China ii. 62 ‘Influence authorities to forbid breast binding,’ runs one of the aims of the women's department of the party. This evil which Chinese reformers are trying to remove comes from the idea of immaturity as a safe-guard to unmarried girls. 1979 D. G. Wolf Lesbian Community ii. 40 The old gay world divided up into ‘butch’ and ‘femme’... Butches..presented themselves as being as masculine as possible—with male clothing, sometimes extending to breast-binding and male underwear. 2015 K. McIntosh & I. Walker Gender Issues v. 84 Some of the effective ways of living include cross-dressing in the underwear of the opposite sex or unisexually; removal of body hair; breast binding in the case of females; and participation in support groups. 2. A bandage, garment, or other device used to bind the breasts of a woman for medical reasons, often in order to reduce or suppress the production of milk; = breast binder n. 1. Also: the action or practice of binding the breasts in this way. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > bandage > [noun] > bandage for specific part wristband1663 suspensory1699 etoile1706 scapular1739 scapulary1754 accipiter1813 frond1848 stapes1875 suspensor1896 1925 F. H. Richardson Simplifying Motherhood xiv. 184 Her breasts filling up with undiminished activity, and her sole resource of breast-binding and vigorous catharsis proving woefully inadequate to check the highly painful condition. 1948 Jrnl. Clin. Endocrinol. 8 876 For the control of further difficulties with pain or engorgement in the breasts.., it was necessary to use breast binding. 2021 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 9 July There are..medical reasons for breast binding, such as to suppress lactation or to aid in healing after surgery. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1883
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