Meanings
noundress shield (plural dress shields)
plural dress shields
- A pad affixed temporarily to a dress or other garment, inside the armpit, to prevent the garment's becoming wet or soiled from perspiration.
Translations
Catalan dessuador
- dessuadorpad to absorb sweat
Finnish hikilappu
- hikilappupad to absorb sweat
Turkish koltukluk
- koltuklukpad to absorb sweat
Cite this entry
APA
dress shield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dress%20shield
MLA
“dress shield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dress%20shield. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dress shield,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dress%20shield.
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