bark cloth
Bark cloth is fabric made out of bark from trees.
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back apron (negbe)
An oval-shaped decorative pad worn by Mangbetu women over the buttocks in Central Africa.
boubou
The boubou is an African robe made of one large rectangle of fabric with an opening in the center for the neck. When worn it drapes down over the shoulders and billows at the sleeves.
falling band
A flat and broad white collar often with lace on the edges, worn by men and women in the 17th century.
barbette
A piece of linen which passes under the chin and is pinned at the sides, usually worn in conjunction with additional head coverings during the Middle Ages.
bombast/bombasted
The padding used to structure clothing and create fashionable silhouettes in the 16th and 17th centuries.
buff coat
A leather version of the doublet that was often, but not exclusively, worn by people in the military in the 17th century.
poke bonnet
A nineteenth-century women’s hat that featured a large brim which extended beyond the wearer’s face.
cuirass bodice
A form-fitting, long-waisted, boned bodice worn in the 1870s and 1880s–almost gives the appearance of armor as the name suggests.
bum roll
A roll of padding tied around the hip line to hold a woman’s skirt out from the body in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
busk
A flat length stay piece that was inserted into the front of a corset to keep it stiff from the 16th century to the early 20th century.
pillow/bobbin lace
Textile lace made by braiding and twisting thread on a pillow.
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