单词 | breast binder |
释义 | breast bindern. 1. A bandage, garment, or other device used to bind the breasts of a woman for medical reasons, often in order to reduce or suppress the production of milk.Cf. breast binding n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > bandage > [noun] > bandage for specific part wristband1663 suspensory1699 etoile1706 scapular1739 scapulary1754 accipiter1813 frond1848 stapes1875 suspensor1896 1882 T. T. Gaunt in Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Dis. Women & Children 15 842 [If subglandular mastitis is] discovered early, pressure by strapping or compressed sponge is to be used. The breast should always be well slung up by means of a mammary suspensory, a silk handkerchief, or a breast binder. 1918 J. P. Warbasse Surg. Treatm. I. 49 Breast binders are made of strong unbleached muslin for retaining dressings on the breast. They are made to pin in front and with straps over the shoulders. 2016 D. L. Lowdermilk et al. Maternity & Women's Health Care (ed. 11) xxi. 485 (table) If pain is from breast and woman is not breastfeeding, encourage use of well-fitting supportive bra or breast binder and application of ice packs. 2. A bandage, garment, length of fabric, etc., worn around the chest (typically beneath the clothing) to support or compress the breasts; (now) esp. a tightly-fitting undergarment of stretchable or elasticated fabric, designed to flatten the breasts, and worn esp. by transmasculine or non-binary people; = binder n. Additions.Cf. breast binding n. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > vest or undershirt chemiseeOE sarkOE shirtOE wyliecoat1478 semmitc1485 commission1567 shift1601 undershirt1648 mish1667 subucula1695 linder1768 surcoat1768 smish1807 under-vest1813 flesh-bag1819 under-tunic1819 vest1851 underfug1924 skivvy1932 wife-beater1993 1901 Boston Globe 7 Mar. 5/1 In its infancy the corset worn was a soft girdle... After this came what might be called the breast binder. 1972 Learning to live with Sex (Family Planning Assoc.) 14 In the Western world the shape of the female breast goes in fashions, ranging from Marilyn Monroe and falsies to Twiggy, the flat look and breast binders. 1989 TV-TS Tapestry No. 53. 34/2 J.T. began to use the name ‘Jake’... His hair was being worn a bit shorter. His breast binder was always securely in place. 2021 MailOnline (Nexis) 9 Nov. Breast binders should only be used for short periods of time because they..can distort breast tissue, which could affect any future surgery to remove the breasts. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1882 |
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