Re: Clothing terminology
| From: | H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, February 12, 2004, 13:51 |
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On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 01:57:46AM -0500, Roger Mills wrote:
> H.S.Teoh wrote:
> > The usual way to wear it is to first fasten the hooks along the back, then
> > climb in, and then fasten the hooks on the front, and finally press the
> > buttons together. (And then put on the other two articles on top of this
> > main garment.)
> >
> Aha! So the loin-cloth thingy is worn over this. In that case, I believe
> something similar is part of Masonic formal ~ritual gear (just a piece in
> the front), and IIRC it's referred to as an "apron".
OK, I guess I'll gloss it as "apron" then.
T
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