Close-fitting main garments extending to below the waistline. Usually front buttoning and sleeveless, but may have sleeves, especially garments from the 18th century. Worn over a shirt and under a coat or jacket.
A generic name
Close-fitting main garments extending to below the waistline. Usually front buttoning and sleeveless, but may have sleeves, especially garments from the 18th century. Worn over a shirt and under a coat or jacket.
A generic name given to a variety of tools to be held in the hand and used for support in walking, where the stick is usually held in the stronger hand. In addition to their use for people with weakened muscles, walking sticks also have become widely used by hikers, and have a limited association with Orthadox eccleasiastical bishops.
Stick held in the hand and used for support in walking, especially as a fashionable and often ornamental accessory when taking a walk.
Flat container, which is large enough to hold money, credit cards, driver's license, or similar: sometimes with a compartment for coins.
System of bags to provide heat and warmth, often used in hospitals. Two teaspoons of water were added to a canvas refill bag which in turn was placed inside another canvas bag. The exothermic reaction that took place between the chemicals in the bag and the water kept the bed warm for 24 hours.
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