panty girdle en · NOUN
Meanings
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A type of control garment for women consisting of underpants with a built-in elasticated corset.
It's belted waists and pencil skirts again, which means the ghastly panty-girdles and roll-ons have returned, only this time they're called control knickers.
2007 November 6, Michele Hanson, The Guardian:A New York department store advertised: "Choose Your Panty Girdle for Summer Action."
1948 August 31, “Americana”, in Time:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| panty girdles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
sv trosgördel (underpants with a built-in elasticated corset) · fr panty (underpants with a built-in elasticated corset)