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pack a bundle arranged for convenience in carrying especially on the back
packsack a case, as of canvas, held on the back by shoulder straps and used to carry gear when traveling on foot
paduasoy a corded silk fabric. A garment
made of paduasoy fabric, namely a corded silk fabric.detailed paduasoy definition →
paisley a fabric made typically of soft wool
and woven or printed with colorful curved abstract figures.
pajamas loose lightweight trousers formerly much worn in the Near East; a loose usually two-piece lightweight suit designed for sleeping or lounging
palatine a fur cape or stole covering the neck and shoulders
paletot a man's overcoat; a loose jacket worn by women and children
pall pallium
pallet Wood or plastic base for securing large quantities of merchandise during shipping.
pallette one of the plates at the armpits of a suit of armor
pallium a white woolen band with pendants in front and back worn over the chasuble by a pope or archbishop as a symbol of full Episcopal authority; a rectangular cloth worn as a cloak by men of ancient Greece and Rome
panama a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa
panne a silk or rayon velvet with lustrous pile flattened in one direction--called also, panne velvet; a heavy silk or rayon satin with high luster and waxy smoothnessdetailed panne definition →.
pannier an overskirt draped at the sides of a skirt for an effect of fullness
panoply a full suit of armor; ceremonial attire
pant an outer garment covering each leg separately and usually extending from the waist to the ankle [Usually used in plural]; [Chiefly British] men's underpants; [Plural] pantie
pantalets long loose drawers frilled at the ankle and showing beneath the skirt worn by mid-19th century women
pantaloons wide breeches worn especially in England during the reign of Charles II; close-fitting trousers usually having straps passing under the instep and worn especially in the 19th century; loose-fitting usually shorter than ankle-length trousers
pantdress a dress having a divided skirt
pantie a woman's or child's undergarment covering the lower trunk with a closed crotch [Usually used in plural]
pantie girdle a woman's girdle having a sewed-in or detachable crotch and made with or without garters and bones
pantofle slipper
pantsuit a woman's ensemble consisting usually of a long jacket and tailored pants of the same material
pantyhose
panty hose pant
y
hose [p
ntee hoz] or pant
y hose or pan'ti
hose plural noun
Clothing for covering the legs: A one-piece undergarment consisting
of hosiery combined with panties. Called "trunk
hose" in medieval times.
panty waist originally a child's two-piece undergarment that buttoned together at the waist
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