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  2. Antimacassar - Wikipedia

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    Design of a cloth antimacassar Armchair with antimacassar-Sheffield Mayors Parlour Antimacassars on rail carriage seats. An antimacassar / ˌ æ n t ɪ m ə ˈ k æ s ər / is a small cloth placed over the backs or arms of chairs, or the head or cushions of a sofa, to prevent soiling of the permanent fabric underneath. [1]

  3. List of medieval armour components - Wikipedia

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    Extra plate that covers the front of the shoulder and the armpit, worn over top of a pauldron. Rerebrace or brassart or upper cannon (of vambrace) Plate that covers the section of upper arm from elbow to area covered by shoulder armour. Besagew: Circular plate that covers the armpit, typically worn with spaulders. See also rondel.

  4. Combat boot - Wikipedia

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    The new brown boots, which have been developed to match the MTP uniform worn by Service personnel, are made in two different fittings designed for the first time to take account of the different shapes of men's and women's feet. The previous black boots continued being worn with most non-camouflage uniforms as well as by units on parade in full ...

  5. Toe socks - Wikipedia

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    Japanese tabi socks. One of the earliest variants of toe socks is the Japanese tabi, dating back to the 16th century.These are split-toed socks with two compartments – one smaller compartment for the big toe, and a larger compartment for the four remaining toes.

  6. Spats (footwear) - Wikipedia

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    Another reason for the decline in women's use of spats was the popularity of open-topped shoes with interesting visual details like straps and cutouts in the 1920s. Rising hemlines made it possible for women to show off more intricate footwear, which was meant to be visible, not covered by spats.

  7. Galoshes - Wikipedia

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    A protective layer (made variously of leather, rubber, or synthetic ripstop material) that only wraps around a shoe's upper is known as a spat or gaiter. Among bootmakers, a galosh is also a piece of welt -like leather like a that runs around the top of the sole between it and the uppers.

  8. Patten (shoe) - Wikipedia

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    Pattens were worn during the Middle Ages outdoors, and in public places, over (outside of) the thin soled shoes of that era. Pattens were worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages, and are especially seen in art from the 15th century; a time when poulaines—shoes with very long, pointed toes—were particularly in fashion.

  9. Vambrace - Wikipedia

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    A left-arm vambrace; the bend would be placed at the knight's elbow An ornate German (16th century) vambrace made for Costume Armor. Vambraces (French: avant-bras, sometimes known as lower cannons in the Middle Ages) or forearm guards are tubular or gutter defences for the forearm worn as part of a suit of plate armour that were often connected to gauntlets.