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Goose, tailor's goose or, in Scots, [5] gusing iron [3] A type of flat iron or sad iron named for the goose-like curve in its neck, and (in the case of "tailor's goose") its usage by tailors. Goffering iron; This type of iron, now obsolete, consists of a metal cylinder oriented horizontally on a stand. It was used to iron ruffs and collars. [6] [7]
The "goose" seems to come from the fact that the curved handle was shaped like the neck of two geese. Also see our article on clothes iron. --Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM 14:39, 13 June 2023 (UTC) OED says "A tailor's smoothing-iron. Plural gooses. [So called from the resemblance of the handle to the shape of a goose's neck.]"
A tailor is a person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing professionally, especially suits and men's clothing. Although the term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor took on its modern sense in the late eighteenth century, and now refers to makers of men's and women's suits, coats, trousers, and similar garments, usually of wool, linen, or ...
[1] [6] Some say a weasel is a tailor's flat iron, silver-plate dishes, a dead animal, a hatter's tool, or a spinner's weasel. [ 1 ] [ 26 ] [ 17 ] One writer notes, "Weasels do pop their heads up when disturbed and it is quite plausible that this was the source of the name of the dance."
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The iron is the small appliance used to remove wrinkles from fabric. It is also known as a clothes iron, steam iron, flat iron, smoothing iron or iron box. On 15 February 1858 W. Vandenburg and J. Harvey patented an ironing table that facilitated pressing sleeves and pant legs. [6]
6 Tailor's goose. 1 comment. ... The amount of pressure a steam generator iron has is measured in bars, with a higher bar number meaning the steam has more pressure ...
Apprentices were also taught the "tailor's posture", to sit cross-legged on a raised board or bench while they sewed. [7] A tailoring establishment then generally consisted of a well-appointed room in which the master would measure customers. Cutting, sewing, buttonholes, and finishing work were performed in adjoining rooms. [8]: 241–8