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Pair of infant's kidskin boots, 1890s. LACMA, M.54.21.4a-b. Kidskin or kid leather is a type of soft, thin leather that is traditionally used for gloves (hence the phrase 'kid gloves,' used since at least 1888 as a metaphor for careful handling). [1]
Infant's bootees. A bootee (also bootie or booty) [1] is a short soft sock or bootlike garment used for warmth or protection. Bootees for babies are usually thick and knitted, to keep the baby's feet warm.
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As soft as a leather glove may be, its pores and grain provide a level of friction when "gripped" against an item or surface. A common use for leather gloves is sporting events. In baseball, a baseball glove is an oversized leather glove with a web used for fielding the ball. Leather gloves are also used in handball, cycling, and American football.
Evening gloves or opera gloves are a type of formal glove that reaches beyond the elbow worn by women. Women's gloves for formal and semi-formal wear come in three lengths for women: wrist , elbow , and opera or full-length (over the elbow, usually reaching to the biceps but sometimes to the full length of the arm).
Calfskin or calf leather is a leather or membrane produced from the hide of a calf, or juvenile domestic cattle. Calfskin is particularly valuable because of its softness and fine grain, as well as durability. It is commonly used for high-quality clothing, shoes, wallets, and similar products, as well as traditional leather bookbindings. In ...
Puppies are markedly underdeveloped and dependent on their mothers at birth (displaying altriciality), but healthy puppies grow quickly and begin walking thereafter. Puppies generally weigh 8–16 oz (0.23–0.45 kg) shortly after birth, depending on the breed. [1] A puppy's coat color may change as the puppy grows older, as is commonly seen in ...
A glove puppet is slightly more complex, with an internal division for fingers allowing independent manipulation of a character's arms. The unconsumed hand of the puppeteer is usually concealed from the audience to maintain the illusion of the puppet.