fajos de punto
English translation: knit girdles/sashes/corsets
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|  Selected response from: Daniel Coria Argentina Local time: 20:33 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | knit girdles/sashes/corsets |
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| 1 | kitted cummerbunds |
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peer agreement (net): +1knit girdles/sashes/corsets Explanation: "de punto" means "knit/knitted" Hope it helps! |
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kitted cummerbunds Explanation: Could be an option - cummerbunds were widely worn in the 19th C. Example sentence(s):
https://www.linguee.es/espanol-ingles/search?source=ingles&query=cummerbund https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cummerbund |
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tricot Explanation: Tricot is a fabric used to make corsets and girdles. Of this I am 100 percent certain. In your context, it is the term that is meant. If the fajo was used by women, then corset or girdle is correct, the difference being that the corset is worn around the thorax and the girdle around the hips. If the fajo was used by men, then I would think the most likely translation would be "truss" which can also be made with tricot. A truss is a device worn around the thorax to give support to the back. It is also worn by men who suffer from hernias. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 days 5 hrs (2020-05-26 03:43:42 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- BTW, the reason I know this is because I am old, and remember when women wore girdles, and I remember Playtex commercials for girdles that specifically mentioned tricot in their advertising. Also, no type of fajo would ever be knitted. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 days 5 hrs (2020-05-26 03:50:47 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, it was the bras, not the girdles, that were advertised as being made with tricot. |
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