† buffonbuffontn.
Obsolete.
‘A projecting covering of gauze or linen for a lady's breast.. much worn about 1750’ (Fairholt).
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patlet?a1505
partlet1515
stomacher1535
under-forebody1547
square1579
forepart1600
poitrel1607
half-shirt1661
tucker1688
modesty piece1713
modesty1731
modesty-bit1731
buffon1774
habit-shirt1780
chemisette1806
guimpe1850
bandeau1915
monobosom1970
bralette1973
modesty vest1974
1774 Westm. Mag. May 259 Ladies in full dress still wear..buffoons for the neck.
1774 Westm. Mag. 2 288 Plaited tuckers and buffons for the neck.
1783 European Mag. 3 15 Buffonts, trimmed and plain, are in universal use still.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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