supportassen.

Brit.

/səˈpɔːtas/,

/səˈpɔːtɑːs/, U.S.

/səˈpɔrˌtæs/,

/səˈpɔrˌtɑs/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: support v., -asse.

Etymology: Apparently < support v. + -asse, an ending of unknown origin and identity; perhaps compare e.g. cuirass n., canvas n. Compare supporter n. 3b.

Now historical.

A wire frame for supporting a large ruff or collar; = supporter n. 3b.

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burlet1490

supportasse1583

supporter1588

rebato1592

wire1603

1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Dviii A certain deuice made of wyers..whipped ouer either with gold, thred, siluer or silk, & this hee [sc. the Devil] calleth a supportasse or vnderpropper. This is to be supplyed round about their necks vnder the ruffe,..to beare vp the whole frame & body of the ruffe, from falling and hanging down.

1826 Atheneum: Spirit of Eng. Mags. 15 June 244/2 What an epitome of a dandy! what an atomy of foppery! is our modern exquisite, compared with my hero, with his..palisade of ruff, with its supportasse or underpropper.

1902 Athenæum 2 Aug. 163/3 Plate xlvi. shows a vandyked ruff with its supportasses.

1953 C. de Banke Shakespearean Stage Production iii. ii. 201 The linen- or silk-covered wire frame known as a ‘rebato’, or sometimes as a ‘supportasse’, rose at the back of the neck and supported the high open ruff, or Medici collar, worn by women.

2006 T. Cooper Searching for Shakespeare 120 Through the two holes on the underside the supportasse was laced to corresponding eyelets at the back of the collar of a gown or doublet. The ruff or starched collar was then pinned on top.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	supportasse
释义	supportassen. Brit. /səˈpɔːtas/, /səˈpɔːtɑːs/, U.S. /səˈpɔrˌtæs/, /səˈpɔrˌtɑs/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: support v., -asse. Etymology: Apparently < support v. + -asse, an ending of unknown origin and identity; perhaps compare e.g. cuirass n., canvas n. Compare supporter n. 3b. Now historical. A wire frame for supporting a large ruff or collar; = supporter n. 3b. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > ruff > pad or frame to support burlet1490 supportasse1583 supporter1588 rebato1592 wire1603 1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Dviii A certain deuice made of wyers..whipped ouer either with gold, thred, siluer or silk, & this hee [sc. the Devil] calleth a supportasse or vnderpropper. This is to be supplyed round about their necks vnder the ruffe,..to beare vp the whole frame & body of the ruffe, from falling and hanging down. 1826 Atheneum: Spirit of Eng. Mags. 15 June 244/2 What an epitome of a dandy! what an atomy of foppery! is our modern exquisite, compared with my hero, with his..palisade of ruff, with its supportasse or underpropper. 1902 Athenæum 2 Aug. 163/3 Plate xlvi. shows a vandyked ruff with its supportasses. 1953 C. de Banke Shakespearean Stage Production iii. ii. 201 The linen- or silk-covered wire frame known as a ‘rebato’, or sometimes as a ‘supportasse’, rose at the back of the neck and supported the high open ruff, or Medici collar, worn by women. 2006 T. Cooper Searching for Shakespeare 120 Through the two holes on the underside the supportasse was laced to corresponding eyelets at the back of the collar of a gown or doublet. The ruff or starched collar was then pinned on top. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1583
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