Glossary of terms used on this site
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cache Corset |
Camisole (earlier: petticoat bodice)--see "corset-cover." |
| Calico |
An inexpensive, plain weave cotton, often printed. A toughly woven fabric, off-white in color--used for pattern making. |
| Cambric |
Very fine white linen used for linings and corset bodices. |
| Camelot |
(c16th) A heavy weight brocade. |
| Camisole |
(Petticoat Bodice) A loose bodice worn over the corset (to protect it from soiling). |
| CAN ENTERTAIN |
Advertiser willing to invite others to their home for swinging. |
| CAN TRAVEL |
Advertiser willing to travel to your home to swing. |
| Candaulism |
spouse who watches partner having sex with someone else |
| Cane |
Hollow stem of giant reeds, or solid stem of slender palms, used as a substitute for whalebone in corsets. Extremely fine round or flat strips of cane are found in corsets and petticoats until the end of the c19th. |
| Capnolagnia |
Arousal from watching others smoke. |
| CASCARA SAGRADA BARK |
Remedy for chronic constipation. |
| Case |
(casing) Strip of material, usually satin coutil, stitched to another along both edges to make a slot to contain bones and the such. |
| Castration |
removal of the scrotum, testicles, ovaries, or penis |
| Cat Fighting |
women fighting without rules and often tearing off each other's clothing |
| Catamites |
young gay male lovers |
| Cataphilist |
male submitting to female |
| Catatasis |
stretching of the penis |
| Catheter |
A hollow thin flexible tube designed to be inserted into the body (usually the urethra). The process of inserting a catheter is called catheterization. |
| Catheterophilia |
Arousal from the use of catheters. |
| Catsuit |
A catsuit is a skin-tight one-piece garment with sleeves and long legs, and sometimes with feet or gloves, sometimes with a hood. |