Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A frame of wire, having the general shape above of the shoulders and bust of a woman, and below following the curves of a skirt: used in shaping dresses, draping the folds, etc.
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It was more airy, and fewer girls were in the room, for the dressing-frame itself was a large, clumsy affair, that occupied a great deal of space.
A New England girlhood, outlined from memory (Beverly, MA) Lucy Larcom 1858
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