CLOTHING III

The Word's The Thing

Dr. Louis D. Appel 

Specialized Vocabulary

The answer to each clue below will be word related to clothing.

1. British for raincoat

2. Broad sash worn as a waistband

3. Bride's clothing, linen, etc.

4. Cloak worn by ancient Romans

5. Overshoes worn in snowy or wet weather

6. Stylishly and elegantly dressed

7. Shoemaker

8. Worn or outgrown garment passed on to another

9. Hawaiian loose, flowing gown for women

10. Socks and stockings of all types

11. Evening gowns and tuxedos

12. Chef's hat

13. Nun's clothing

14. Garment for the dead

15. General term for clothing

16. Formal name for a stripteaser

17. Strips of linen used to wrap a newborn baby

18. Long-sleeved, knitted sweater fastening down the front

19. The close-fitting upper part of a dress - often ornamented

20. Jeweled, crown-like band worn on the front of a woman's hair

Answers:

 

1. Mackintosh

2. Cummerbund

3. Trousseau 

4. Toga

5. Galoshes

6. Chic

7. Cobbler

8. Hand-me-down

9. Muumuu

10. Hosiery

11. Formal wear

12. Toque*

13. Habit

14. Shroud

15. Raiment

16. Ecdysiast

17. Swaddling clothes

18. Cardigan

19. Bodice 

20. Tiara

* A toque is also a woman's beanie-like hat.